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About Alapur Village

Alapur is a small village in Barara tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 215 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 133101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alapur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Barara
Pincode 133101
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 215
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alapur compares

By the 2011 count Alapur is the 123rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Alapur

Alapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alapur from other places

Alapur lies about 21 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Tandwal, about 4.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Alapur
Nearest railway station Tandwal 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barara 8.0 km
Nearest town Barāra 8.0 km
District headquarters Ambala 21 km

Villages closest to Alapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Alapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Alapur village had a population of 411. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Alapur village has 215 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Alapur is 133101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alapur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alapur falls under Barara tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Alapur is Tandwal, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alapur.

Alapur is about 21 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alapur is in Barara tehsil of Ambala district. Tandwal is about 4.0 km away. Barara is about 8.0 km away. Barāra is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapra (under 2 km), Harra (1.6 km) and Hamidpur (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Alapur today is likely to be higher.

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