About Alman Village

Alman is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 485 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alman village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Gurdaspur
Pincode	143517
Area (hectares)	323 hectares
Population	931
Male Population	485
Female Population	446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alman compares

By the 2011 count Alman is the 211th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Alman

Alman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alman as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Alman from other places

Alman lies about 10 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jhawar, about 7.2 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 Alman
Nearest railway station	Jhawar	7.2 km
Nearest town	Dhāriwāl	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurdaspur	10 km

Villages closest to Alman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alman village had a population of 931. That makes it the 211th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Alman village has 485 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alman has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Alman is 143517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alman covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alman falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alman is Jhawar, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alman.

Alman is about 10 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alman is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jhawar is about 7.2 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 9.4 km away. Gurdaspur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.