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About Alu Village

Alu is a small village in Junnar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 147 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Junnar
Pincode 412409
Area (hectares) 339.84 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 147
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alu compares

By the 2011 count Alu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 339.84 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Alu

Alu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Alu from other places

Alu lies about 89 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Ghoti, about 54 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 Alu
Tehsil headquarters Junnar 13 km
Nearest railway station Ghoti 54 km
District headquarters Pune 89 km

Villages closest to Alu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alu village had a population of 265. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Alu village has 147 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alu has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Alu is 412409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alu covers 339.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alu falls under Junnar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alu is Ghoti, about 54 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 10+ km distance for Alu.

Alu is about 89 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alu is in Junnar tehsil of Pune district. Junnar is about 13 km away. Ghoti is about 54 km away. Pune is about 89 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimgaon Tarf Mahalunge (under 2 km), Jambhulshi (4.2 km) and Alame (6.6 km).

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

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