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About Aligara Village

Aligara is a large village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,417, made up of 1,264 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aligara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aligara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733147
Area (hectares) 81.58 hectares
Population 2,417
Male Population 1,264
Female Population 1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Aligara compares

By the 2011 count Aligara is the 9th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 81.58 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Aligara

Aligara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Aligara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Alipur, Amai, Amarpur and Amilas. 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 Aligara

As per the Census of India 2011, Aligara village had a population of 2,417. That makes it the 9th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Aligara village has 1,264 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aligara has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Aligara is 733147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aligara covers 81.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aligara falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Aligara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Aligara.

Aligara is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Aligara today is likely to be higher.

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