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About Alda Village

Alda is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 76 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2011 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493335
Area (hectares) 2011 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 76
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alda compares

By the 2011 count Alda is the 187th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 2011 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Alda

Alda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alda as Available. 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 Alda from other places

Alda lies about 79 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 43 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 Alda
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 19 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 30 km
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 43 km
District headquarters Raipur 79 km

Villages closest to Alda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alda village had a population of 140. That makes it the 187th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Alda village has 76 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alda has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Alda is 493335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alda covers 2011 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alda falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Alda is Bhimkhoj, about 43 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alda.

Alda is about 79 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alda is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 19 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 30 km away. Bhimkhoj is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chataldabra (under 2 km), Taldadar (under 2 km) and Bafra (2.4 km).

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

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