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- LGD code
- 511837
- Pincode
- 382255
- Post office
- Jalila
- Population
- 4,085
- Households
- 736
- Literacy rate
- 55.7%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,983
Census 2011 · in context
How Alau compares
By population, Alau ranks #6 of 36 villages in Ranpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.7%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Alau
- 55.7%
- Ranpur mandal
- 55.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
+7 vs mandal average
- Alau
- 956
- Ranpur mandal
- 949
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Alau
- 5.6
- Ranpur mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alau at a glance
Alau is a village of 4,085 people in 736 households (Census 2011) in Ranpur taluka, Botad district, Gujarat, the 6th-largest of 36 villages in Ranpur taluka. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the taluka average of 56% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 382255, served by Jalila post office; the LGD village code is 511837. The village votes in Chotila assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shamji Chauhan. The population is estimated at 4,816 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alau
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BOTAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 154
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ALAU
- Total area (ha)
- 2,751.57
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 237.74
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alau
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alau
- LGD code
- 511837
- Pincode
- 382255
- Post office
- Jalila
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,085
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,816
- Households
- 736
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 55.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chotila
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shamji Chauhan
- Block / Mandal
- Ranpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 382255
Other villages in Ranpur mandal
View all 35 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)