About Aliganj Village

Aliganj is one of the larger villages in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,277, made up of 4,870 males and 4,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aliganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aliganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode	811301
Area (hectares)	370 hectares
Population	9,277
Male Population	4,870
Female Population	4,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aliganj compares

By the 2011 count Aliganj is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Aliganj

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

Aliganj lies about 30 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 22 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 Aliganj
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Adarsh Manpur	22 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	24 km
District headquarters	Jamui	30 km

Villages closest to Aliganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aliganj village had a population of 9,277. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Aliganj village has 4,870 males and 4,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aliganj has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Aliganj is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aliganj covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aliganj falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aliganj is Adarsh Manpur, about 22 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 village for Aliganj.

Aliganj is about 30 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aliganj is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about under 2 km away. Adarsh Manpur is about 22 km away. Sheikhpura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.