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About Alghana Village

Alghana is a mid sized village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 410 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alghana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Lachhmangarh
Pincode 301604
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 410
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alghana compares

By the 2011 count Alghana is the 133rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 899.

Getting to Alghana

The census records public bus service for Alghana as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alghana from other places

Alghana lies about 40 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh, about 4.9 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 Alghana
Nearest railway station Govindgarh 4.9 km
Nearest town Nagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lachhmangarh 24 km
District headquarters Alwar 40 km

Villages closest to Alghana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alghana village had a population of 780. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Alghana village has 410 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alghana 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 899.

The pincode recorded for Alghana is 301604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alghana covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alghana falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Alghana is Govindgarh, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alghana.

Alghana is about 40 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alghana is in Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Govindgarh is about 4.9 km away. Nagar is about 13 km away. Lachhmangarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakipura (under 2 km), Nyana (under 2 km) and Agaraki (2.4 km).

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

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