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About Aliwal Village

Aliwal is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 364 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aliwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aliwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143111
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 364
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aliwal compares

By the 2011 count Aliwal is the 203rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Aliwal

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

Aliwal lies about 29 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 8.5 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 Aliwal
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Churian 8.5 km
Nearest town Batāla 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 25 km
District headquarters Amritsar 29 km

Villages closest to Aliwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aliwal village had a population of 693. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Aliwal village has 364 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aliwal has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Aliwal is 143111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aliwal covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aliwal falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Aliwal is Fatehgarh Churian, about 8.5 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 Aliwal.

Aliwal is about 29 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aliwal is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 8.5 km away. Batāla is about 17 km away. Ajnala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasar (3.2 km), Umarpura (3.3 km) and Alampur (3.5 km).

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

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