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About Alsi Village

Alsi is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 134 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alsi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248165
Area (hectares) 201.9 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 134
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Alsi compares

By the 2011 count Alsi is the 60th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 201.9 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 948.

Getting to Alsi

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

Alsi lies about 34 km from Dehradun. 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 Alsi
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 6.8 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 25 km
District headquarters Dehradun 34 km

Villages closest to Alsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alsi village had a population of 253. That makes it the 60th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Alsi village has 134 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alsi has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Alsi is 248165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alsi covers 201.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alsi falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Alsi notes the nearest railway station 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 Alsi.

Alsi is about 34 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alsi is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 6.8 km away. Mussoorie is about 25 km away. Dehradun is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakani (under 2 km), Kanbua (under 2 km) and Gothan Joshi (1.8 km).

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

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