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About Alankar Village

Alankar is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 355 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alankar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 225.22 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 355
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alankar compares

By the 2011 count Alankar is the 117th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 225.22 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Alankar

Alankar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alankar 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Aheripara, Anuppur, Arazi Balarambati and Arazi Jadabpur. 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 Alankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Alankar village had a population of 692. That makes it the 117th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Alankar village has 355 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alankar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Alankar is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alankar covers 225.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alankar falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Alankar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Alankar.

Alankar is in Sagardighi 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 Alankar today is likely to be higher.

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