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About Altor Village

Altor is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 188 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Altor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Altor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 154.81 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 188
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Altor compares

By the 2011 count Altor is the 158th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 154.81 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Altor

Altor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Altor as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Abhirampur, Ahmadpur, Akudihi and Amdahara. 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 Altor

As per the Census of India 2011, Altor village had a population of 380. That makes it the 158th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Altor village has 188 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Altor has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Altor is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Altor covers 154.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Altor falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Altor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Altor.

Altor is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum 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 Altor today is likely to be higher.

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