About Alal Village

Alal is a large village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,267, made up of 1,188 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Thanamandi
Pincode	185212
Area (hectares)	1429 hectares
Population	2,267
Male Population	1,188
Female Population	1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alal compares

By the 2011 count Alal is the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1429 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Alal

Alal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Alal from other places

Alal lies about 19 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 63 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 Alal
Tehsil headquarters	Thanamandi	under 2 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	19 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	21 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	63 km

Villages closest to Alal

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

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Common questions about Alal

As per the Census of India 2011, Alal village had a population of 2,267. That makes it the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Alal village has 1,188 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alal has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Alal is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alal covers 1429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alal falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Alal is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 63 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alal.

Alal is about 19 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alal is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about under 2 km away. Rajouri is about 19 km away. Rajaori is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.