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About Alinagar Village

Alinagar is a mid sized village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 645 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alinagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Hussainabad
Pincode 822116
Area (hectares) 62.65 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 645
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alinagar compares

By the 2011 count Alinagar is the 34th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 62.65 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Alinagar

Alinagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Alinagar as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alinagar from other places

Alinagar lies about 27 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 10 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 Alinagar
Nearest railway station Nimiaghat 10 km
Nearest town Gomoh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hussainabad 27 km
District headquarters Palamu 27 km

Villages closest to Alinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alinagar village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 34th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Alinagar village has 645 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alinagar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Alinagar is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alinagar covers 62.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alinagar falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Alinagar is Nimiaghat, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Alinagar.

Alinagar is about 27 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alinagar is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Nimiaghat is about 10 km away. Gomoh is about 15 km away. Hussainabad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihari Bigha (6.5 km), Jamua (8.1 km) and Bishunpur (15 km).

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

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