About Alambag Village

Alambag is a large village in Silchar tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,174, made up of 1,648 males and 1,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1074.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alambag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alambag village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Cachar
Tehsil	Silchar
Pincode	788026
Area (hectares)	1074.44 hectares
Population	3,174
Male Population	1,648
Female Population	1,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alambag compares

By the 2011 count Alambag is the 29th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 1074.44 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Alambag

Alambag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alambag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Alambag from other places

Alambag lies about 13 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Salchapra, about 4.1 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 Alambag
Nearest railway station	Salchapra	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silchar	12 km
District headquarters	Cachar	13 km

Villages closest to Alambag

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

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Common questions about Alambag

As per the Census of India 2011, Alambag village had a population of 3,174. That makes it the 29th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Alambag village has 1,648 males and 1,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alambag has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Alambag is 788026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alambag covers 1074.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alambag falls under Silchar tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Alambag is Salchapra, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Alambag.

Alambag is about 13 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alambag is in Silchar tehsil of Cachar district. Salchapra is about 4.1 km away. Silchar is about 12 km away. Cachar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.