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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a mid sized village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 308 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares.

Alampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 308
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 47th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Alampur

The census records public bus service for Alampur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alampur from other places

Alampur lies about 8.0 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, about 3.9 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 Alampur
Nearest railway station Purniya Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 4.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 8.0 km

Villages closest to Alampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alampur village had a population of 570. That makes it the 47th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Alampur village has 308 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Alampur covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alampur falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alampur is Purniya Junction, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alampur.

Alampur is about 8.0 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alampur is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Purniya Junction is about 3.9 km away. Kasba is about 4.3 km away. Purnia is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puparia (under 2 km), Fatehpur (under 2 km) and Sabdalpur (2.8 km).

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

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