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About Alipur Village

Alipur is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 411 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Alipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 411
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alipur compares

By the 2011 count Alipur is the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Alipur

The census records public bus service for Alipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Alipur from other places

Alipur lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 3.5 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 Alipur
Nearest railway station Wena 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 4.0 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 13 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Alipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alipur village had a population of 798. That makes it the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Alipur village has 411 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Alipur covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alipur falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alipur is Wena, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alipur.

Alipur is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alipur is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 3.5 km away. Harnaut is about 4.0 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phalhanwan (under 2 km), Patasia (under 2 km) and Ramsingh (under 2 km).

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

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