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About Alpura Village

Alpura is a small village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 220 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.67 hectares hectares.

Alpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 295.67 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 220
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alpura compares

By the 2011 count Alpura is the 95th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 295.67 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Alpura

Alpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Alpura from other places

Alpura lies about 30 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 25 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 Alpura
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 4.7 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 25 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 30 km

Villages closest to Alpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alpura village had a population of 399. That makes it the 95th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Alpura village has 220 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alpura has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Alpura covers 295.67 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.

Alpura falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alpura is Ishanagar, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Alpura.

Alpura is about 30 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alpura is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 4.7 km away. Bijāwar is about 4.7 km away. Ishanagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuajhala (under 2 km), Pali (1.6 km) and Ghusguwan (1.8 km).

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

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