About Alihanda Village

Alihanda is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 499 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alihanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alihanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732123
Area (hectares)	221.41 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	499
Female Population	461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alihanda compares

By the 2011 count Alihanda is the 70th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 221.41 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Alihanda

Alihanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alihanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Alihanda from other places

Alihanda lies about 62 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 4.0 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 Alihanda
Nearest railway station	Sanjay Gram	4.0 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	35 km
District headquarters	Maldah	62 km

Villages closest to Alihanda

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

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Common questions about Alihanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Alihanda village had a population of 960. That makes it the 70th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Alihanda village has 499 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alihanda has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Alihanda is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alihanda covers 221.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alihanda falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alihanda is Sanjay Gram, about 4.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alihanda.

Alihanda is about 62 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alihanda is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Sanjay Gram is about 4.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Chanchal I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.