About Alpara Village

Alpara is a large village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,556, made up of 1,829 males and 1,727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alpara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Ratua I
Pincode	732205
Area (hectares)	188.81 hectares
Population	3,556
Male Population	1,829
Female Population	1,727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alpara compares

By the 2011 count Alpara is the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 188.81 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Alpara

Alpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alpara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alpara from other places

Alpara lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 10 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 Alpara
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	10 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratua I	31 km
District headquarters	Maldah	31 km

Villages closest to Alpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alpara village had a population of 3,556. That makes it the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Alpara village has 1,829 males and 1,727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alpara has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Alpara is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alpara covers 188.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alpara falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alpara is Bhaluka Road, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Alpara.

Alpara is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alpara is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 10 km away. Sāhibganj is about 22 km away. Ratua I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.