About Alpa Village

Alpa is a large village in Sheoganj tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,392, made up of 1,201 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2085 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alpa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Sirohi
Tehsil	Sheoganj
Pincode	307028
Area (hectares)	2085 hectares
Population	2,392
Male Population	1,201
Female Population	1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alpa compares

By the 2011 count Alpa is the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,654 residents. Its 2085 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Alpa

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

Alpa lies about 30 km from Sirohi, and the nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh, about 22 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 Alpa
Tehsil headquarters	Sheoganj	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jawai Bandh	22 km
District headquarters	Sirohi	30 km

Villages closest to Alpa

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

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Common questions about Alpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Alpa village had a population of 2,392. That makes it the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,654 residents.

Alpa village has 1,201 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alpa has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Alpa is 307028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alpa covers 2085 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alpa falls under Sheoganj tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Alpa is Jawai Bandh, about 22 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 Alpa.

Alpa is about 30 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alpa is in Sheoganj tehsil of Sirohi district. Sheoganj is about 14 km away. Jawai Bandh is about 22 km away. Sirohi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.