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About Aloh Village

Aloh is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 192 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aloh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177034
Area (hectares) 139.67 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 192
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
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 compares

By the 2011 count Aloh is the 24th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 139.67 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Aloh

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

Aloh 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
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

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aloh village had a population of 412. That makes it the 24th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Aloh village has 192 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aloh has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

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

Aloh covers 139.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Aloh 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.

Aloh 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 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 Buhla (under 2 km), Aloh Chambyala (under 2 km) and Aloh Parla (under 2 km).

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

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