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About Viraula Village

Viraula is a mid sized village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,840, made up of 983 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares.

Viraula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viraula village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 1,840
Male Population 983
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Viraula compares

By the 2011 count Viraula is the 75th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Viraula

Viraula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Viraula as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Viraula from other places

Viraula lies about 24 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 18 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 Viraula
Tehsil headquarters Khair 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Kulwa 18 km
District headquarters Aligarh 24 km

Villages closest to Viraula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Viraula village had a population of 1,840. That makes it the 75th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Viraula village has 983 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viraula has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Viraula covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Viraula falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Viraula is Kulwa, about 18 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 village for Viraula.

Viraula is about 24 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viraula is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 2.4 km away. Kulwa is about 18 km away. Aligarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayela (under 2 km), Bamani (1.9 km) and Savai Raghunathpur (2.0 km).

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

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