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About Alod Village

Alod is a mid sized village in Dungla tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 704 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alod village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Dungla
Pincode 312404
Area (hectares) 674.42 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 704
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alod compares

By the 2011 count Alod is the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents. Its 674.42 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Alod

Alod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alod 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alod from other places

Alod lies about 47 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bari Sadri, about 12 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 Alod
Tehsil headquarters Dungla 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Bari Sadri 12 km
Nearest town Nīmbāhera 29 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 47 km

Villages closest to Alod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alod village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents.

Alod village has 704 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alod has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Alod is 312404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alod covers 674.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alod falls under Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Alod is Bari Sadri, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alod.

Alod is about 47 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alod is in Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Dungla is about 9.1 km away. Bari Sadri is about 12 km away. Nīmbāhera is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhana Kheri (1.8 km), Malook Das Ki Kheri (1.8 km) and Talau (2.3 km).

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

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