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About Alna Village

Alna is a small village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 216 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 216
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Alna compares

By the 2011 count Alna is the 54th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Alna

Alna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alna 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 Alna from other places

Alna lies about 38 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 20 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 Alna
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 3.6 km
Nearest town Būndu 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 20 km
District headquarters Ranchi 38 km

Villages closest to Alna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alna village had a population of 417. That makes it the 54th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Alna village has 216 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alna has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Alna is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alna covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alna falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Alna is Gautamdhara, about 20 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 Alna.

Alna is about 38 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alna is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 3.6 km away. Būndu is about 3.6 km away. Gautamdhara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalkidih (under 2 km), Bhabhri (1.8 km) and Pawadih (1.8 km).

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

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