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About Alaiya Village

Alaiya is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 239 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alaiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222201
Area (hectares) 49.87 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 239
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
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 Alaiya compares

By the 2011 count Alaiya is the 368th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 49.87 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Alaiya

Alaiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alaiya 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 Alaiya from other places

Alaiya lies about 38 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 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 Alaiya
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 16 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 16 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 38 km

Villages closest to Alaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alaiya village had a population of 497. That makes it the 368th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Alaiya village has 239 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alaiya has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Alaiya is 222201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alaiya covers 49.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alaiya falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alaiya is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 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 Alaiya.

Alaiya is about 38 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alaiya is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 16 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 16 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhopur (under 2 km), Haripur Ta Alaiya (under 2 km) and Naqbaharipur (under 2 km).

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

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