About Alay Village

Alay is one of the larger villages in Nagaur tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,540, made up of 3,376 males and 3,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alay village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Nagaur
Tehsil	Nagaur
Pincode	341001
Area (hectares)	1411 hectares
Population	6,540
Male Population	3,376
Female Population	3,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Alay compares

By the 2011 count Alay is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,795 residents. Its 1411 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 939.

Getting to Alay

Alay is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alay 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alay from other places

Alay lies about 21 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Alai, about under 2 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 Alay
Nearest railway station	Alai	under 2 km
Nearest town	Basni	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagaur	21 km

Villages closest to Alay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alay village had a population of 6,540. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,795 residents.

Alay village has 3,376 males and 3,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alay has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Alay is 341001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alay covers 1411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alay falls under Nagaur tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Alay is Alai, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Alay.

Alay is about 21 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alay is in Nagaur tehsil of Nagaur district. Alai is about under 2 km away. Basni is about 18 km away. Nagaur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.