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About Alighata Village

Alighata is a small village in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 229 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alighata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Lalgola
Pincode 742185
Area (hectares) 49.53 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 229
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alighata compares

By the 2011 count Alighata is the 76th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 49.53 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Alighata

Alighata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alighata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amarkunda, Arazi Badagare, Arazi Keshabpur and Arazi Manidanga. 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 Alighata

As per the Census of India 2011, Alighata village had a population of 443. That makes it the 76th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Alighata village has 229 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alighata has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Alighata is 742185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alighata covers 49.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alighata falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alighata.

Alighata is in Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Alighata today is likely to be higher.

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