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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a large village in Suti I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,206, made up of 2,107 males and 2,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742223, 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 Suti I
Pincode 742223
Area (hectares) 159.2 hectares
Population 4,206
Male Population 2,107
Female Population 2,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 16th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 159.2 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Alampur

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 <5 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 Suti I 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 Suti 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.

Common questions about Alampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Alampur village had a population of 4,206. That makes it the 16th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Alampur village has 2,107 males and 2,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Alampur is 742223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alampur covers 159.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alampur falls under Suti I 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 <5 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 Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 9.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Suti I 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 Sadhuanupur (1.9 km), Bahadurpur (4.7 km) and Amarpur (5.7 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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