About Alewala Village

Alewala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 486 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alewala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142044
Area (hectares)	466.22 hectares
Population	941
Male Population	486
Female Population	455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alewala compares

By the 2011 count Alewala is the 84th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 466.22 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Alewala

Alewala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alewala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alewala from other places

Alewala lies about 30 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 6.0 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 Alewala
Nearest railway station	Butewala	6.0 km
Nearest town	Patti	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	21 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	30 km

Villages closest to Alewala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alewala village had a population of 941. That makes it the 84th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Alewala village has 486 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alewala has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Alewala is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alewala covers 466.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alewala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alewala is Butewala, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alewala.

Alewala is about 30 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alewala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about 6.0 km away. Patti is about 19 km away. Zira is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.