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About Alasu Village

Alasu is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 6 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246146
Area (hectares) 51.51 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 6
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,167
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 Alasu compares

By the 2011 count Alasu is the 591st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 51.51 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Alasu

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

Alasu lies about 70 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 74 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 Alasu
Nearest town Srīnagar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 70 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 74 km

Villages closest to Alasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alasu village had a population of 19. That makes it the 591st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Alasu village has 6 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alasu has about 2167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Alasu is 246146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alasu covers 51.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alasu falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Alasu is Rishikesh, about 74 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 Alasu.

Alasu is about 70 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alasu is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 25 km away. Pauri is about 30 km away. Garhwal is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhunari Bagh (2.2 km), Sunari (2.2 km) and Dhasan Gaon (2.7 km).

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

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