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About Aliwal Araian Village

Aliwal Araian is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,816, made up of 983 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aliwal Araian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aliwal Araian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143507
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 1,816
Male Population 983
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aliwal Araian compares

By the 2011 count Aliwal Araian is the 81st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Aliwal Araian

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

How far is Aliwal Araian from other places

Aliwal Araian lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 6.9 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 Araian
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 8.7 km
Nearest town Batāla 8.7 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Aliwal Araian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aliwal Araian village had a population of 1,816. That makes it the 81st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Aliwal Araian village has 983 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aliwal Araian has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Aliwal Araian is 143507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aliwal Araian covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aliwal Araian falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Aliwal Araian is Jaintipura, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Aliwal Araian.

Aliwal Araian is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aliwal Araian is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 6.9 km away. Batala is about 8.7 km away. Batāla is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aliwal Jattan (under 2 km), Bullowal (under 2 km) and Kotla Baman (1.8 km).

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

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