Aleraਅਲੇਰਾ

Where is Alera?

Alera is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031335, and it covers 300 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 639 people in Alera: 319 men and 320 women, living in 134 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 300 hectares, the population density works out to about 213 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1003 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 219 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.09 per cent and women at 81.69 per cent. The census recorded 179 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 96 main workers, the largest group, 92, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 household industry workers and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 83 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alera's land. Of the village's 300 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 19 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 53 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 13 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Alera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dharampur, Amroh, Bhol Badmanian and Nangal Khanauran.

What is the population of Alera?

The population of Alera was 639 at the 2011 census, living in 134 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Alera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Alera has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.