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About Allowal Village

Allowal is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 325 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Allowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Allowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141003
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 325
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Allowal compares

By the 2011 count Allowal is the 100th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Allowal

The census records public bus service for Allowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 12 km from Ludhiana, 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 Ludhiana West 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 12 km

Villages closest to Allowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 624. That makes it the 100th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Allowal village has 325 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Allowal has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Allowal is 141003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Allowal covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Allowal falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Allowal.

Allowal is about 12 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Allowal is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ladhowal is about 3.8 km away. Phillaur is about 5.9 km away. Ludhiana West is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chark (under 2 km), Rajjowal (under 2 km) and Mannewal (under 2 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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