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About Alinagar Village

Alinagar is one of the larger villages in Kaliachak I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,289, made up of 4,815 males and 4,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak I
Pincode 732201
Area (hectares) 112.44 hectares
Population 9,289
Male Population 4,815
Female Population 4,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alinagar compares

By the 2011 count Alinagar is the 10th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents. Its 112.44 hectares work out to about 83 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Alinagar

Alinagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alinagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alinagar from other places

Alinagar lies about 32 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 9.9 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 Alinagar
Nearest railway station Bhaluka Road 9.9 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak I 32 km
District headquarters Maldah 32 km

Villages closest to Alinagar

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

Common questions about Alinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Alinagar village had a population of 9,289. That makes it the 10th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents.

Alinagar village has 4,815 males and 4,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alinagar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Alinagar is 732201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alinagar covers 112.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 83 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alinagar falls under Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alinagar is Bhaluka Road, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alinagar.

Alinagar is about 32 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alinagar is in Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 9.9 km away. Sāhibganj is about 22 km away. Kaliachak I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (under 2 km), Paharpur (1.7 km) and Chaspara (8.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Alinagar today is likely to be higher.

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