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About Alinagar Village

Alinagar is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 890 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 231.41 hectares
Population 1,748
Male Population 890
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Alinagar compares

By the 2011 count Alinagar is the 30th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 231.41 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Alinagar

Alinagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alinagar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alinagar from other places

Alinagar lies about 25 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 8.7 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 Alinagar
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 8.7 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 25 km
District headquarters Birbhum 25 km

Villages closest to Alinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Alinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Alinagar village had a population of 1,748. That makes it the 30th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Alinagar village has 890 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alinagar has about 964 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Alinagar is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alinagar covers 231.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alinagar falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alinagar is Gadadharpur, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Alinagar.

Alinagar is about 25 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alinagar is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 8.7 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapasdanga (under 2 km), Chanda (2.0 km) and Bahadurganja (2.7 km).

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

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