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About Alkare Village

Alkare is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 404 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkare village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 404
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alkare compares

By the 2011 count Alkare is the 106th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Alkare

Alkare is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alkare 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alkare from other places

Alkare lies about 21 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kathunangal, about 3.8 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 Alkare
Nearest railway station Kathunangal 3.8 km
Nearest town Batāla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 21 km
District headquarters Amritsar 21 km

Villages closest to Alkare

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Alkare

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkare village had a population of 826. That makes it the 106th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Alkare village has 404 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkare has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Alkare is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkare covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alkare falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alkare is Kathunangal, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Alkare.

Alkare is about 21 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alkare is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kathunangal is about 3.8 km away. Batāla is about 16 km away. Amritsar I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waryam Nangal (under 2 km), Jhande (under 2 km) and Bhoya Fatehgarh (under 2 km).

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

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