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About Aloh Parla Village

Aloh Parla is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 64 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aloh Parla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aloh Parla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177034
Area (hectares) 119.26 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 64
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Aloh Parla compares

By the 2011 count Aloh Parla is the 85th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 119.26 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Aloh Parla

Aloh Parla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aloh Parla 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 Aloh Parla from other places

Aloh Parla lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Aloh Parla
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 19 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Aloh Parla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rakkar 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 Aloh Parla

As per the Census of India 2011, Aloh Parla village had a population of 118. That makes it the 85th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Aloh Parla village has 64 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aloh Parla has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Aloh Parla is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aloh Parla covers 119.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aloh Parla falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aloh Parla is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Aloh Parla.

Aloh Parla is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aloh Parla is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 19 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aloh (under 2 km), Aloh Buhla (under 2 km) and Aloh Chambyala (under 2 km).

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

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