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About Alingburu Village

Alingburu is a mid sized village in Bolba tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 662 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1160 hectares hectares.

Alingburu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alingburu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bolba
Area (hectares) 1160 hectares
Population 1,275
Male Population 662
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alingburu compares

By the 2011 count Alingburu is the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 1160 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Alingburu

Alingburu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alingburu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Alingburu from other places

Alingburu lies about 29 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sogra, about 32 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 Alingburu
Tehsil headquarters Bolba 2.8 km
District headquarters Simdega 29 km
Nearest railway station Sogra 32 km

Villages closest to Alingburu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alingburu village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 12th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Alingburu village has 662 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alingburu has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Alingburu covers 1160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alingburu falls under Bolba tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Alingburu is Sogra, about 32 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 village for Alingburu.

Alingburu is about 29 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alingburu is in Bolba tehsil of Simdega district. Bolba is about 2.8 km away. Simdega is about 29 km away. Sogra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakairbahar (1.9 km), Palemunda (2.0 km) and Bolba (2.8 km).

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

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