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About Alipur Village

Alipur is a small village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 18 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 71.8 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 18
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alipur compares

By the 2011 count Alipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 71.8 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Alipur

Alipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alipur from other places

Alipur lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.9 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 Mallarpur 5.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Alipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 32. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Alipur village has 18 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipur has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Alipur is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alipur covers 71.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alipur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alipur is Mallarpur, about 5.9 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 km distance for Alipur.

Alipur is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alipur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.9 km away. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Suri II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirisha (4.4 km), Faridpur (6.6 km) and Hatikra (7.8 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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