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About Allowal Village

Allowal is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 400 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Allowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Allowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144630
Area (hectares) 197.6 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 400
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Allowal compares

By the 2011 count Allowal is the 87th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 197.6 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Allowal

Allowal 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 Allowal 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 Allowal from other places

Allowal lies about 42 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Ladhowal, about 3.8 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 Allowal
Nearest railway station Ladhowal 3.8 km
Nearest town Phillaur 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 32 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 42 km

Villages closest to Allowal

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 Allowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Allowal village had a population of 752. That makes it the 87th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Allowal village has 400 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Allowal has about 880 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 Allowal is 144630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Allowal covers 197.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Allowal falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Allowal is Ladhowal, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Allowal.

Allowal is about 42 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Allowal is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Ladhowal is about 3.8 km away. Phillaur is about 5.9 km away. Nakodar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhullar (11 km), Qaimwala (19 km) and Gura (20 km).

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

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