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About Aljhara Village

Aljhara is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 945 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aljhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aljhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 452.04 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 945
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aljhara compares

By the 2011 count Aljhara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 452.04 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Aljhara

Aljhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aljhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agaya, Alutia, Amakunda and Amalatara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Aljhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Aljhara village had a population of 1,860. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Aljhara village has 945 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aljhara has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Aljhara is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aljhara covers 452.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aljhara falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Aljhara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Aljhara.

Aljhara is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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