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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 722 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 722
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 54th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Alampur

Alampur 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 Alampur 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 Alampur from other places

Alampur lies about 39 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 5.9 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 Alampur
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 5.9 km
Nearest town Urmar 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 10 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 39 km

Villages closest to Alampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alampur village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 54th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Alampur village has 722 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Alampur is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alampur covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alampur falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alampur is Khuda Kurala, about 5.9 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 Alampur.

Alampur is about 39 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alampur is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 5.9 km away. Urmar is about 8.5 km away. Dasua is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadullapur (under 2 km), Balhra (under 2 km) and Basoya (under 2 km).

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

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