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About Alunia Village

Alunia is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 591 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 168.25 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 591
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alunia compares

By the 2011 count Alunia is the 40th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 168.25 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Alunia

Alunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alunia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adhuri, Amjhor, Anandapur and Baghadabar. 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 Alunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Alunia village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 40th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Alunia village has 591 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alunia has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Alunia is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alunia covers 168.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alunia falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Alunia is in Saltora 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 Alunia today is likely to be higher.

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