About Alipur Village

Alipur is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,949, made up of 1,569 males and 1,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Alipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	2,949
Male Population	1,569
Female Population	1,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alipur compares

By the 2011 count Alipur is the 29th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Alipur

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

How far is Alipur from other places

Alipur lies about 36 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 2.8 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 Alipur
Nearest railway station	Sanjay Gram	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	6.5 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	24 km
District headquarters	Katihar	36 km

Villages closest to Alipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alipur village had a population of 2,949. That makes it the 29th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Alipur village has 1,569 males and 1,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Alipur covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alipur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alipur is Sanjay Gram, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Alipur.

Alipur is about 36 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alipur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sanjay Gram is about 2.8 km away. Barsoi is about 6.5 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.