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About Alalchak Village

Alalchak is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 57 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alalchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alalchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 110.63 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 57
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alalchak compares

By the 2011 count Alalchak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 110.63 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Alalchak

The census records public bus service for Alalchak 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alalchak from other places

Alalchak lies about 58 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 2.3 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 Alalchak
Nearest railway station Chinpai 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 6.0 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 6.0 km
District headquarters Birbhum 58 km

Villages closest to Alalchak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alalchak village had a population of 119. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Alalchak village has 57 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alalchak has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Alalchak is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alalchak covers 110.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alalchak falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alalchak is Chinpai, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Alalchak.

Alalchak is about 58 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alalchak is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 2.3 km away. Dubrajpur is about 6.0 km away. Dubrājpur is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elema (under 2 km), Sagar (under 2 km) and Bodakuri (under 2 km).

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

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