About Alaipur Village

Alaipur is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,969, made up of 2,079 males and 1,890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alaipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742202
Area (hectares)	171.95 hectares
Population	3,969
Male Population	2,079
Female Population	1,890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Alaipur compares

By the 2011 count Alaipur is the 14th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 171.95 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Alaipur

Alaipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alaipur 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 Alaipur from other places

Alaipur lies about 71 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Ballalpur, about 2.6 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 Alaipur
Nearest railway station	Ballalpur	2.6 km
Nearest town	Dhuliān	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	9.5 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	71 km

Villages closest to Alaipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alaipur village had a population of 3,969. That makes it the 14th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Alaipur village has 2,079 males and 1,890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alaipur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Alaipur is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alaipur covers 171.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alaipur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alaipur is Ballalpur, about 2.6 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 Alaipur.

Alaipur is about 71 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alaipur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Ballalpur is about 2.6 km away. Dhuliān is about 7.4 km away. Farakka is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.