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About Alipur Village

Alipur is a large village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,467, made up of 1,332 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares.

Alipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Hilsa
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 2,467
Male Population 1,332
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alipur compares

By the 2011 count Alipur is the 25th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 3.2 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 Hilsa 3.2 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 Hilsa 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 2,467. That makes it the 25th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Alipur village has 1,332 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipur has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Alipur covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alipur falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alipur is Hilsa, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 3.2 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawa (under 2 km), Sipara (under 2 km) and Ganipur (1.8 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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