About Algon Village

Algon is one of the larger villages in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,653, made up of 4,539 males and 4,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2445 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Algon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Algon village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Patti
Pincode	143303
Area (hectares)	2445 hectares
Population	8,653
Male Population	4,539
Female Population	4,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Algon compares

By the 2011 count Algon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 2445 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Algon

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

Algon lies about 32 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Valtoha, about 9.3 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 Algon
Nearest town	Bhikkiwind Uttār	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Valtoha	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patti	20 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	32 km

Villages closest to Algon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Algon village had a population of 8,653. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Algon village has 4,539 males and 4,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Algon has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Algon is 143303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Algon covers 2445 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Algon falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Algon is Valtoha, about 9.3 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 Algon.

Algon is about 32 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Algon is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 9.0 km away. Valtoha is about 9.3 km away. Patti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.