About Alipur Village

Alipur is a small village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 170 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712305, 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	Dhaniakhali
Pincode	712305
Area (hectares)	58.38 hectares
Population	340
Male Population	170
Female Population	170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 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 1,498 residents. Its 58.38 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Alipur

Alipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alipur 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 - 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 30 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bahir Khanda, 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	Bahir Khanda	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhaniakhali	8.1 km
Nearest town	Tarakeswar	9.1 km
District headquarters	Hugli	30 km

Villages closest to Alipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaniakhali 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.

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Common questions about Alipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Alipur village had a population of 340. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Alipur village has 170 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Alipur is 712305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alipur covers 58.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alipur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alipur is Bahir Khanda, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Alipur is about 30 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 Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Bahir Khanda is about 5.9 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 8.1 km away. Tarakeswar is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.