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About Alera Village

Alera is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 319 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144224
Area (hectares) 300 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 319
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alera compares

By the 2011 count Alera is the 157th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Alera

Alera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alera as Available within <5 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 Alera from other places

Alera lies about 55 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 9.1 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 Alera
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 9.6 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 9.6 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Alera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alera village had a population of 639. That makes it the 157th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Alera village has 319 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alera has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Alera is 144224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alera covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alera falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alera is Musahibpur, about 9.1 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 village for Alera.

Alera is about 55 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alera is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 9.1 km away. Mukerian is about 9.6 km away. Mukeriān is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewal (under 2 km), Bariana (1.5 km) and Jiwanwal (1.6 km).

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

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