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About Alafganj Village

Alafganj is a mid sized village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,466, made up of 781 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.3 hectares hectares.

Alafganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alafganj village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rampur
Tehsil Shahabad
Area (hectares) 223.3 hectares
Population 1,466
Male Population 781
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alafganj compares

By the 2011 count Alafganj is the 79th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents. Its 223.3 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Alafganj

Alafganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alafganj 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alafganj from other places

Alafganj lies about 23 km from Rampur, and the nearest railway station is Raja Ka Sahaspur Junction, about 14 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 Alafganj
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 10 km
Nearest town Shāhābād 10 km
Nearest railway station Raja Ka Sahaspur Junction 14 km
District headquarters Rampur 23 km

Villages closest to Alafganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alafganj village had a population of 1,466. That makes it the 79th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents.

Alafganj village has 781 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alafganj has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Alafganj covers 223.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alafganj falls under Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alafganj is Raja Ka Sahaspur Junction, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Alafganj.

Alafganj is about 23 km from Rampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alafganj is in Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district. Shahabad is about 10 km away. Shāhābād is about 10 km away. Raja Ka Sahaspur Junction is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Imam (1.6 km), Pipliya Bhoj (1.7 km) and Madyan Jhau (2.4 km).

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

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