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About Ala Village

Ala is a small village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 61 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 754 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2878 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345001
Area (hectares) 2878 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 61
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 754
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ala compares

By the 2011 count Ala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 2878 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Ala

Ala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ala as Available within 10+ 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 Ala from other places

Ala lies about 13 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 47 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 Ala
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 47 km

Villages closest to Ala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ala village had a population of 107. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Ala village has 61 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ala has about 754 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Ala is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ala covers 2878 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ala falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ala is Jaisalmer, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ala.

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

Ala is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 13 km away. Jaisalmer is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khyala (under 2 km), Rama (4.8 km) and Sumliyai (5.5 km).

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

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