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About Alapura Village

Alapura is a mid sized village in Badoda tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 867 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710 hectares hectares.

Alapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Badoda
Area (hectares) 710 hectares
Population 1,649
Male Population 867
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alapura compares

By the 2011 count Alapura is the 11th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 710 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Alapura

Alapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alapura 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 Alapura from other places

Alapura lies about 19 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 20 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 Alapura
Tehsil headquarters Badoda 7.2 km
District headquarters Sheopur 19 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 20 km

Villages closest to Alapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alapura village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 11th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Alapura village has 867 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alapura has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Alapura covers 710 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alapura falls under Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alapura is Sheopur Kalan, about 20 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 Alapura.

Alapura is about 19 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alapura is in Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district. Badoda is about 7.2 km away. Sheopur is about 19 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladpura (under 2 km), Balapura (under 2 km) and Basond (2.3 km).

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

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