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About Alapur Village

Alapur is a mid sized village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 533 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares.

Alapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Manjha
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 1,122
Male Population 533
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alapur compares

By the 2011 count Alapur is the 64th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Alapur

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

Alapur lies about 16 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 5.8 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 town Barauli 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjha 9.5 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 16 km

Villages closest to Alapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjha 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 1,122. That makes it the 64th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Alapur village has 533 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alapur has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Alapur covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alapur falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alapur is Ratan Sarai, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Alapur.

Alapur is about 16 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alapur is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Barauli is about 4.7 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 5.8 km away. Manjha is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewapur Tola Akil (3.7 km), Dewapur Tola Asaraut (3.7 km) and Dewapur Tola Mohar Singh (3.7 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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