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About Alamgarh Village

Alamgarh is one of the larger villages in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,586, made up of 2,971 males and 2,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alamgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152116
Area (hectares) 2323 hectares
Population 5,586
Male Population 2,971
Female Population 2,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Alamgarh is the 6th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 2323 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Alamgarh

Alamgarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alamgarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alamgarh from other places

Alamgarh lies about 99 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Kilanwali Punjab, about 4.5 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 Alamgarh
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Kilanwali Punjab 4.5 km
District headquarters Firozpur 99 km

Villages closest to Alamgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alamgarh village had a population of 5,586. That makes it the 6th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Alamgarh village has 2,971 males and 2,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alamgarh has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Alamgarh is 152116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alamgarh covers 2323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alamgarh falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Alamgarh is Kilanwali Punjab, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Alamgarh.

Alamgarh is about 99 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alamgarh is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Abohar is about 4.1 km away. Kilanwali Punjab is about 4.5 km away. Firozpur is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abohar (4.1 km), Azimgarh (4.2 km) and Killianwali (4.6 km).

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

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