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About Alinagar Village

Alinagar is a mid sized village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 816 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares.

Alinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alinagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 1,578
Male Population 816
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Alinagar compares

By the 2011 count Alinagar is the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Alinagar

Alinagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alinagar as Available within village. 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 Alinagar from other places

Alinagar lies about 15 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 5.5 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 Alinagar
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 5.5 km
District headquarters Purnia 15 km

Villages closest to Alinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Alinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Alinagar village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Alinagar village has 816 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alinagar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Alinagar covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alinagar falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alinagar is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Alinagar is about 15 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alinagar is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Krityanand Nagar is about 5.4 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 5.5 km away. Purnia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokhulpur (under 2 km), Dhanhara Hat (2.1 km) and Siswa (2.4 km).

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

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