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About Alpura Village

Alpura is a large village in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,217, made up of 1,659 males and 1,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Andhratharhi
Pincode 847411
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 3,217
Male Population 1,659
Female Population 1,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alpura compares

By the 2011 count Alpura is the 20th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Alpura

The census records public bus service for Alpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Alpura from other places

Alpura lies about 25 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 2.1 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 Alpura
Nearest railway station Chandeshwarsthan 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Andhratharhi 6.6 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 7.4 km
District headquarters Madhubani 25 km

Villages closest to Alpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alpura village had a population of 3,217. That makes it the 20th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Alpura village has 1,659 males and 1,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alpura has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Alpura is 847411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alpura covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alpura falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alpura is Chandeshwarsthan, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alpura.

Alpura is about 25 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alpura is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 2.1 km away. Andhratharhi is about 6.6 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanaur (under 2 km), Bhabham (2.6 km) and Harri (2.7 km).

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

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