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About Alanga Village

Alanga is a small village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 183 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alanga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Harichandanpur
Pincode 758028
Area (hectares) 493 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 183
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alanga compares

By the 2011 count Alanga is the 68th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 493 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Alanga

Alanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Alanga from other places

Alanga lies about 34 km from Kendujhar. 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 Alanga
Tehsil headquarters Harichandanpur 17 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 34 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 34 km

Villages closest to Alanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alanga village had a population of 391. That makes it the 68th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Alanga village has 183 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alanga has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Alanga is 758028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alanga covers 493 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alanga falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Alanga notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Alanga.

Alanga is about 34 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alanga is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Harichandanpur is about 17 km away. Kendujhar is about 34 km away. Keonjhargarh 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 Pithagola (2.4 km), Kharaba (2.9 km) and Kuladhankuni (3.0 km).

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

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