About Alijhar Village

Alijhar is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 280 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alijhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alijhar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Indpur
Pincode	722137
Area (hectares)	144.47 hectares
Population	584
Male Population	280
Female Population	304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alijhar compares

By the 2011 count Alijhar is the 102nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 144.47 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Alijhar

Alijhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alijhar as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Ahanda, Ambedya, Amdanga and Arabari. 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.

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Common questions about Alijhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Alijhar village had a population of 584. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Alijhar village has 280 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alijhar has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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

Alijhar covers 144.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alijhar falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Alijhar 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 village for Alijhar.

Alijhar is in Indpur 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.