About Alia Village

Alia is a small village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 163 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alia village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Khadur Sahib
Pincode	143117
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	293
Male Population	163
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	798
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alia compares

By the 2011 count Alia is the 86th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Alia

Alia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alia 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 Alia from other places

Alia lies about 18 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Khadur Sahib, about 2.9 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 Alia
Nearest railway station	Khadur Sahib	2.9 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla Gurū	16 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	18 km

Villages closest to Alia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Alia

As per the Census of India 2011, Alia village had a population of 293. That makes it the 86th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Alia village has 163 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alia has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Alia is 143117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alia covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alia falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alia is Khadur Sahib, about 2.9 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 Alia.

Alia is about 18 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alia is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Khadur Sahib is about 2.9 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 16 km away. Tarn Taran is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.