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About Alipur Village

Alipur is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,849, made up of 1,479 males and 1,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.33 hectares hectares.

Alipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 242.33 hectares
Population 2,849
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alipur compares

By the 2011 count Alipur is the 17th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 242.33 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Alipur

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 <5 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 Polba Dadpur 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 Polba Dadpur 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 2,849. That makes it the 17th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Alipur village has 1,479 males and 1,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Alipur covers 242.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alipur falls under Polba Dadpur 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 <5 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 Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 16 km away. Polba Dadpur 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 Ghatampur (1.5 km), Makhalpur (2.6 km) and Dakshin Babnan (4.1 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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