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About Aligang Village

Aligang is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 123 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.89 hectares hectares.

Aligang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aligang village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 168.89 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 123
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aligang compares

By the 2011 count Aligang is the 539th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 168.89 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 925.

Getting to Aligang

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

Aligang lies about 62 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Kashipur Junction, about 24 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 Aligang
Nearest town Jaspur 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Kashipur Junction 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 26 km
District headquarters Bijnor 62 km

Villages closest to Aligang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aligang village had a population of 242. That makes it the 539th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Aligang village has 123 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aligang has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Aligang covers 168.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aligang falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aligang is Kashipur Junction, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available for Aligang.

Aligang is about 62 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aligang is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Jaspur is about 9.2 km away. Kashipur Junction is about 24 km away. Dhampur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rehar (under 2 km), Jahidpur (2.0 km) and Muzahidpur (2.0 km).

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

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