About Algachhia Village

Algachhia is a large village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,275, made up of 1,652 males and 1,623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Algachhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Algachhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Dighalbank
Pincode	855107
Area (hectares)	283 hectares
Population	3,275
Male Population	1,652
Female Population	1,623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Algachhia compares

By the 2011 count Algachhia is the 23rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Algachhia

Algachhia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Algachhia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Algachhia from other places

Algachhia lies about 30 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 4.0 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 Algachhia
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dighalbank	11 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	16 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	30 km

Villages closest to Algachhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Algachhia village had a population of 3,275. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Algachhia village has 1,652 males and 1,623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Algachhia has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Algachhia is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Algachhia covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Algachhia falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Algachhia is Pawakhali, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Algachhia.

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

Algachhia is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 4.0 km away. Dighalbank is about 11 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.