About Alkar Village

Alkar is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 496 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Nagaruntari
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	753 hectares
Population	961
Male Population	496
Female Population	465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alkar compares

By the 2011 count Alkar is the 37th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 753 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Alkar

Alkar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alkar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alkar from other places

Alkar lies about 35 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 4.1 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 Alkar
Nearest railway station	Nagar Untari	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagaruntari	5.0 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	35 km

Villages closest to Alkar

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

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Common questions about Alkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkar village had a population of 961. That makes it the 37th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Alkar village has 496 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Alkar is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkar covers 753 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alkar falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Alkar is Nagar Untari, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Alkar is about 35 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alkar is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagar Untari is about 4.1 km away. Nagaruntari is about 5.0 km away. Garhwa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.