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About Alsu Village

Alsu is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,378, made up of 697 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alsu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175030
Area (hectares) 218.21 hectares
Population 1,378
Male Population 697
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alsu compares

By the 2011 count Alsu is the 15th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 218.21 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Alsu

Alsu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alsu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Alsu from other places

Alsu lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 37 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 Alsu
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 37 km

Villages closest to Alsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alsu village had a population of 1,378. That makes it the 15th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Alsu village has 697 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alsu has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Alsu is 175030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alsu covers 218.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alsu falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alsu is Kiratpur Sahib, about 37 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 village for Alsu.

Alsu is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alsu is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehar (under 2 km), Saroshi (under 2 km) and Kangoo (1.7 km).

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

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