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About Alewali Village

Alewali is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 319 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alewali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 319
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alewali compares

By the 2011 count Alewali is the 98th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 950.

Getting to Alewali

Alewali 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 Alewali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alewali from other places

Alewali lies about 29 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 1.8 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 Alewali
Nearest railway station Gahandran 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 6.8 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 29 km

Villages closest to Alewali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alewali village had a population of 603. That makes it the 98th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Alewali village has 319 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alewali has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Alewali is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alewali covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alewali falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alewali is Gahandran, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alewali.

Alewali is about 29 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alewali is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 1.8 km away. Nakodar is about 6.8 km away. Jalandhar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Sidhpur (under 2 km), Nawan Pind Dakhni (under 2 km) and Gandhran (2.0 km).

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

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