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About Alowal Village

Alowal is a mid sized village in Rupnagar tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 459 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Rupnagar
Pincode 140133
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 459
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Alowal compares

By the 2011 count Alowal is the 41st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Alowal

The census records public bus service for Alowal 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 Alowal from other places

Alowal lies about 13 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.9 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 Alowal
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rupnagar 13 km
Nearest town Ropar 13 km

Villages closest to Alowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alowal village had a population of 884. That makes it the 41st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Alowal village has 459 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alowal has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Alowal is 140133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alowal covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alowal falls under Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alowal is Bharatgarh, about 3.9 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 Alowal.

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

Alowal is in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 3.9 km away. Rupnagar is about 13 km away. Ropar 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 Kimatpur (under 2 km), Himatpur (under 2 km) and Awankot (under 2 km).

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

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