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About Alkachaba Village

Alkachaba is a mid sized village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 862 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkachaba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkachaba village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Pincode 210422
Area (hectares) 345.81 hectares
Population 1,565
Male Population 862
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alkachaba compares

By the 2011 count Alkachaba is the 43rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 345.81 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 842.

Getting to Alkachaba

Alkachaba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alkachaba as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Alkachaba from other places

Alkachaba 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 Alkachaba
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Alkachaba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkachaba village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Alkachaba village has 862 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkachaba has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Alkachaba is 210422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkachaba covers 345.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alkachaba falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alkachaba 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alkachaba.

Alkachaba 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Dhauhal Buzurg (under 2 km), Dhauhal Khurd (under 2 km) and Jalalpur (under 2 km).

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

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