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About Aliwal Village

Aliwal is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 534 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aliwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aliwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 141110
Area (hectares) 440 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 534
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aliwal compares

By the 2011 count Aliwal is the 89th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Aliwal

Aliwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aliwal as Available within 10+ 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 Aliwal from other places

Aliwal lies about 23 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Mullanpur, about 13 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 Aliwal
Nearest railway station Mullanpur 13 km
Nearest town Phillaur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 22 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 23 km

Villages closest to Aliwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aliwal village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 89th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Aliwal village has 534 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aliwal has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Aliwal is 141110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aliwal covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aliwal falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Aliwal is Mullanpur, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Aliwal.

Aliwal is about 23 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aliwal is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Mullanpur is about 13 km away. Phillaur is about 19 km away. Jagraon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Walipur Khurd (under 2 km), Talwandi Nauabad (1.8 km) and Kotli (2.3 km).

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

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