# Alau Village, Ranpur, Ahmadabad (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranpur, Ahmadabad 

# Alau

Alau is a village in Ranpur sub-district of Ahmadabad district, Gujarat, PIN code **382255**. The 2011 Census counted **4,085 people in 736 households**, the 5th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 4,085people (2011)
- 736households
- 65.8%literacy
- 382255PIN code

## Alau PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alau is 382255.** Alau falls in Ranpur sub-district, Ahmadabad district, Gujarat.

- PIN code382255
- Gram panchayatAlau
- Community development blockRanpur
- Census village code511837

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Alau from nearby towns?

- Ranpur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Ahmadabad (district HQ)154 km by road
- Botad (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Alau?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Alau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Botad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ahmadabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhandhuka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Alau known for?

The main crops are **wheat, cotton and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 86% of the 2,752 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Alau

Of every 100 households in Alau in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Alau · ■ Ranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**47%

Television ****39%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Alau?

■ Alau · ■ Ranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**908

Working population ****48.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 54.4% for women. 57% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 472 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 513 (26%) · **■** Household industry 449 (23%) · **■** Other work 170 (9%) · **■** Marginal 379 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ranpur

- Umrala5,063 people
- Dharpipla4,227 people
- Jalila4,174 people
- Khas4,133 people
- Sundariyana3,655 people
- Alampur3,440 people
- Kundli3,428 people
- Moti Vavdi3,217 people

[All 33 villages in Ranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/ahmadabad/ranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alau?382255
- How far is Alau from Ahmadabad?154 km by road
- What is the population of Alau?4,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alau in?Ahmadabad district (Ranpur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Alau?65.8% (Census 2011)