About Alra Village

Alra is a mid sized village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 356 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Maudaha
Pincode	210506
Area (hectares)	137.3 hectares
Population	648
Male Population	356
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	820
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alra compares

By the 2011 count Alra is the 112th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 137.3 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Alra

Alra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alra from other places

Alra lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Alra
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Nearest town	Mandi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maudaha	32 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	32 km

Villages closest to Alra

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

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Common questions about Alra

As per the Census of India 2011, Alra village had a population of 648. That makes it the 112th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Alra village has 356 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alra has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Alra is 210506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alra covers 137.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alra falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alra is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alra.

Alra is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alra is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Maudaha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.