About Allowal Village

Allowal is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,791, made up of 965 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Allowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Allowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Nabha
Pincode	147201
Area (hectares)	614 hectares
Population	1,791
Male Population	965
Female Population	826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Allowal compares

By the 2011 count Allowal is the 25th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 614 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Allowal

Allowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 15 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Dhablan, about 11 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	Dhablan	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabha	14 km
Nearest town	Nābha	14 km
District headquarters	Patiala	15 km

Villages closest to Allowal

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

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Common questions about Allowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Allowal village had a population of 1,791. That makes it the 25th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Allowal village has 965 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Allowal has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Allowal is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Allowal covers 614 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Allowal falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Allowal is Dhablan, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Allowal.

Allowal is about 15 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Allowal is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Dhablan is about 11 km away. Nabha is about 14 km away. Nābha is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.