About Alpa Village

Alpa is a mid sized village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 406 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Alpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alpa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Konch
Area (hectares)	95 hectares
Population	808
Male Population	406
Female Population	402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 91st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 95 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, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Alpa

Alpa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alpa as Available within 5 - 10 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 138 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 2.4 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 railway station	Barakalan	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Konch	17 km
Nearest town	Buxar	18 km
District headquarters	Gaya	138 km

Villages closest to Alpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alpa village had a population of 808. That makes it the 91st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Alpa village has 406 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alpa has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Alpa covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alpa falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alpa is Barakalan, about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alpa.

Alpa is about 138 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alpa is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. Barakalan is about 2.4 km away. Konch is about 17 km away. Buxar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.