About Algapur Village

Algapur is a mid sized village in Silchar tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 660 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Algapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Algapur village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Cachar
Tehsil	Silchar
Pincode	788026
Area (hectares)	153.86 hectares
Population	1,307
Male Population	660
Female Population	647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Algapur compares

By the 2011 count Algapur is the 116th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 153.86 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Algapur

Algapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Algapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Algapur from other places

Algapur lies about 13 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Salchapra, about 5.0 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 Algapur
Nearest railway station	Salchapra	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silchar	12 km
District headquarters	Cachar	13 km

Villages closest to Algapur

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 Algapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Algapur village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 116th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Algapur village has 660 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Algapur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

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

Algapur covers 153.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Algapur falls under Silchar tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Algapur is Salchapra, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Algapur.

Algapur 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.

Algapur is in Silchar tehsil of Cachar district. Salchapra is about 5.0 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.