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About Purbba Altagram Village

Purbba Altagram is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,490, made up of 1,795 males and 1,695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Altagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Altagram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 422.58 hectares
Population 3,490
Male Population 1,795
Female Population 1,695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purbba Altagram compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Altagram is the 49th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 422.58 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Purbba Altagram

Purbba Altagram 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 Purbba Altagram as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Pradhanpara, Prayagpur, Pundibari and Purba Duramari. 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 Purbba Altagram

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Altagram village had a population of 3,490. That makes it the 49th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Purbba Altagram village has 1,795 males and 1,695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Altagram has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Altagram is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Altagram covers 422.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Altagram falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purbba Altagram 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 <5 km distance for Purbba Altagram.

Purbba Altagram is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Purbba Altagram today is likely to be higher.

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