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About Alawalwala Village

Alawalwala is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 231 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alawalwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alawalwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 231
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alawalwala compares

By the 2011 count Alawalwala is the 86th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Alawalwala

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

Alawalwala lies about 41 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 6.3 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 Alawalwala
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 13 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 41 km

Villages closest to Alawalwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Alawalwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Alawalwala village had a population of 427. That makes it the 86th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Alawalwala village has 231 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alawalwala has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Alawalwala is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alawalwala covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alawalwala falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alawalwala is Hardorawal, about 6.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alawalwala.

Alawalwala is about 41 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alawalwala is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 6.3 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 13 km away. Ajnāla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malewal (under 2 km), Talwandi Rama (1.9 km) and Kotli Viran (2.7 km).

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

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