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About Alpa Village

Alpa is a mid sized village in Haspura tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 1,001 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Alpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alpa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Haspura
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 1,871
Male Population 1,001
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alpa compares

By the 2011 count Alpa is the 33rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Alpa

Alpa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alpa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Alpa from other places

Alpa lies about 46 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 9.5 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 Alpa
Nearest town Tekāri 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Haspura 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 46 km

Villages closest to Alpa

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

Common questions about Alpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Alpa village had a population of 1,871. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents.

Alpa village has 1,001 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alpa has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Alpa covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alpa falls under Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alpa is Guraru, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alpa.

Alpa is about 46 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alpa is in Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district. Tekāri is about 6.4 km away. Guraru is about 9.5 km away. Haspura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihuri (5.5 km), Tankuppi (7.0 km) and Dhusri (7.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Alpa today is likely to be higher.

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