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About Alapur Village

Alapur is a mid sized village in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 310 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.55 hectares hectares.

Alapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Area (hectares) 294.55 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 310
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alapur compares

By the 2011 count Alapur is the 152nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 294.55 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Alapur

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

Alapur lies about 10 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 1.7 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 Alapur
Nearest railway station Phesar 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kannad 10 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 10 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 10 km

Villages closest to Alapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alapur village had a population of 612. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Alapur village has 310 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alapur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Alapur covers 294.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alapur falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alapur is Phesar, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance for Alapur.

Alapur is about 10 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alapur is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Phesar is about 1.7 km away. Kannad is about 10 km away. Aurangabad is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amdabad (2.3 km), Belkheda (6.5 km) and Belkheda Tanda (6.5 km).

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

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