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About Altor Village

Altor is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 508 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Altor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Altor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732138
Area (hectares) 241.97 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 508
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Altor compares

By the 2011 count Altor is the 107th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 241.97 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Altor

Altor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Altor 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akalpur, Akanda, Alal and Alinagar. 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 Altor

As per the Census of India 2011, Altor village had a population of 985. That makes it the 107th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Altor village has 508 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Altor has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Altor is 732138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Altor covers 241.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Altor falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Altor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Altor is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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 Altor today is likely to be higher.

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