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About Alampur Village

Alampur is one of the larger villages in Nawda tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,267, made up of 3,243 males and 3,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nawda
Pincode 742175
Area (hectares) 544.75 hectares
Population 6,267
Male Population 3,243
Female Population 3,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents. Its 544.75 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Alampur

Alampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alampur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alampur from other places

Alampur lies about 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 9.4 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 Alampur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 9.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawda 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Alampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alampur village had a population of 6,267. That makes it the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents.

Alampur village has 3,243 males and 3,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Alampur is 742175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alampur covers 544.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alampur falls under Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alampur is Lohapur, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alampur.

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

Alampur is in Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 9.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Nawda 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 Char Madhupur (2.5 km), Madhupur (2.5 km) and Raypur (3.2 km).

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

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