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About Alaur Village

Alaur is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,632, made up of 854 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141401
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 1,632
Male Population 854
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alaur compares

By the 2011 count Alaur is the 22nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Alaur

Alaur 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 Alaur 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 Alaur from other places

Alaur lies about 47 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 3.3 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 Alaur
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 3.3 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 4.9 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 47 km

Villages closest to Alaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alaur village had a population of 1,632. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Alaur village has 854 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alaur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Alaur is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alaur covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alaur falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alaur is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 3.3 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 Alaur.

Alaur is about 47 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alaur is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 3.3 km away. Gobindgarh is about 3.7 km away. Khanna is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rattanheri (2.2 km), Nasrali (2.4 km) and Bhadla Nicha (2.6 km).

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

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