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About Alagiri Village

Alagiri is a small village in Chokpot tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 212 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alagiri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Chokpot
Pincode 793005
Population 408
Male Population 212
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alagiri compares

By the 2011 count Alagiri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 145 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Alagiri

Alagiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alagiri as Available within <5 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 Alagiri from other places

Alagiri lies about 28 km from South Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 45 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 Alagiri
Nearest town Williamnagar 8.1 km
District headquarters South Garo Hills 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Chokpot 34 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 45 km

Villages closest to Alagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alagiri village had a population of 408. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 145 residents.

Alagiri village has 212 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alagiri has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Alagiri is 793005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alagiri falls under Chokpot tehsil of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Alagiri is Mendipathar, about 45 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Alagiri.

Alagiri is about 28 km from South Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alagiri is in Chokpot tehsil of South Garo Hills district. Williamnagar is about 8.1 km away. South Garo Hills is about 28 km away. Chokpot is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dagalgiri (under 2 km), Emrangre (24 km) and Asimgiri (30 km).

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

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