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About Alag Village

Alag is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 212 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691900, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 691900
Area (hectares) 172.79 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 212
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alag compares

By the 2011 count Alag is the 23rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 172.79 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Alag

Alag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alag 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alag from other places

Alag lies about 83 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 12 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 Alag
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 83 km

Villages closest to Alag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alag village had a population of 429. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Alag village has 212 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alag has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Alag is 691900. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alag covers 172.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alag falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alag is Shoghi railway station, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alag.

Alag is about 83 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alag is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 5.8 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banog (3.2 km), Kun (3.8 km) and Badgaon (4.2 km).

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

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