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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 613 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 613
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 90th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Alampur

Alampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alampur from other places

Alampur lies about 13 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 1.7 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 Alampur
Nearest railway station Kauli 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 12 km
District headquarters Patiala 13 km

Villages closest to Alampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alampur village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 90th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Alampur village has 613 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Alampur is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alampur covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alampur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alampur is Kauli, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alampur.

Alampur is about 13 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alampur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 1.7 km away. Rajpura is about 12 km away. Patiala is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rao Majra (2.4 km), Lakho Majra (2.7 km) and Ghumana (2.9 km).

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

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