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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a large village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,255, made up of 1,685 males and 1,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares.

Alampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 3,255
Male Population 1,685
Female Population 1,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 27th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Alampur

Alampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alampur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alampur from other places

Alampur lies about 33 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 5.8 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 town Barauli 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 33 km

Villages closest to Alampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharia 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 3,255. That makes it the 27th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Alampur village has 1,685 males and 1,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Alampur covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alampur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alampur is Ratan Sarai, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Alampur.

Alampur is about 33 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alampur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barauli is about 4.7 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 5.8 km away. Barharia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alapur (under 2 km), Balapur (under 2 km) and Qismat Surwalia (6.5 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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