About Alga Village

Alga is a small village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 132 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alga village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Lakhanpur
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	380.07 hectares
Population	260
Male Population	132
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alga compares

By the 2011 count Alga is the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 380.07 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Alga

Alga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alga 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amalbhiti, Amdala, Amera and Amgasi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Alga

As per the Census of India 2011, Alga village had a population of 260. That makes it the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Alga village has 132 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alga has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Alga is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alga covers 380.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alga falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Alga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alga.

Alga is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.