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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,193, made up of 1,162 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Alampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 2,193
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 41st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Alampur

Alampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alampur as Available within 10+ 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alampur from other places

Alampur lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 2.5 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 Alampur
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 2.5 km
District headquarters Katihar 26 km

Villages closest to Alampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alampur village had a population of 2,193. That makes it the 41st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Alampur village has 1,162 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Alampur covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alampur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alampur is Azamnagar Road, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Alampur.

Alampur is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alampur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar Road is about 2.5 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azamnagar (under 2 km), Marhi (2.0 km) and Pokharia (2.0 km).

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

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