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About Alipur Village

Alipur is a large village in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,091, made up of 1,585 males and 1,506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712701, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala I
Pincode 712701
Area (hectares) 134.76 hectares
Population 3,091
Male Population 1,585
Female Population 1,506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 134.76 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 992.

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 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 23 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Porabazar, about under 2 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 Porabazar under 2 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala I 23 km
District headquarters Hugli 23 km

Villages closest to Alipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanditala I 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 3,091. That makes it the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Alipur village has 1,585 males and 1,506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Alipur is 712701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alipur covers 134.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alipur falls under Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alipur is Porabazar, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alipur.

Alipur is about 23 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alipur is in Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 16 km away. Chanditala I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banamalipur (under 2 km), Haripur (6.8 km) and Sandhipur (7.3 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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