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About Alyal Village

Alyal is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 178 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alyal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 178
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alyal compares

By the 2011 count Alyal is the 258th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 934.

Getting to Alyal

Alyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alyal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alyal from other places

Alyal lies about 52 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 9.8 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 Alyal
Nearest railway station Kathua 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 52 km

Villages closest to Alyal

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 Alyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Alyal village had a population of 333. That makes it the 258th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Alyal village has 178 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alyal has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Alyal is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alyal covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alyal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alyal is Kathua, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alyal.

Alyal is about 52 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alyal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 9.8 km away. Pathankot is about 25 km away. Gurdaspur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anyal (under 2 km), Bharyal Harchanda (under 2 km) and Datyal (under 2 km).

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

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