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About Alikhan Village

Alikhan is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 231 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alikhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alikhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143531
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 231
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alikhan compares

By the 2011 count Alikhan is the 232nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Alikhan

Alikhan 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 Alikhan 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 Alikhan from other places

Alikhan lies about 68 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Alikhan
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 33 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 68 km

Villages closest to Alikhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alikhan village had a population of 450. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Alikhan village has 231 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alikhan has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Alikhan is 143531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alikhan covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alikhan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alikhan is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Alikhan.

Alikhan is about 68 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alikhan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Pathankot is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanwal (under 2 km), Chak Koshalian (under 2 km) and Dadwal (under 2 km).

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

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