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About Alipur Village

Alipur is a mid sized village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 661 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 161.73 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 661
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Alipur compares

By the 2011 count Alipur is the 51st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 161.73 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Alipur

The census records public bus service for Alipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alipur from other places

Alipur lies about 19 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 2.8 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 Alipur
Nearest railway station Jhantipahari 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Patrasayer 19 km
District headquarters Bankura 19 km
Nearest town Bānkura 19 km

Villages closest to Alipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alipur village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 51st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Alipur village has 661 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Alipur is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alipur covers 161.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alipur falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alipur is Jhantipahari, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alipur.

Alipur is about 19 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alipur is in Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district. Jhantipahari is about 2.8 km away. Patrasayer is about 19 km away. Bankura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara (5.3 km), Rampur (25 km) and Kanta Dighi (29 km).

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

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