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About Alda Village

Alda is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 745 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, 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 Tilda
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 661.75 hectares
Population 1,497
Male Population 745
Female Population 752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alda compares

By the 2011 count Alda is the 48th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 661.75 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

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 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 48 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 8.0 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
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 8.0 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 48 km

Villages closest to Alda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tilda 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 1,497. That makes it the 48th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Alda village has 745 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alda has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Alda is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alda covers 661.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alda falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Alda is Hathbandh, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance for Alda.

Alda is about 48 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 Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 8.0 km away. Tilda Newra is about 11 km away. Tilda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boirjhiti (2.3 km), Sarphonga (2.3 km) and Manpur (3.5 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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