About Alfa Village

Alfa is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,688, made up of 1,388 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alfa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alfa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Chapra
Pincode	741124
Area (hectares)	708.76 hectares
Population	2,688
Male Population	1,388
Female Population	1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alfa compares

By the 2011 count Alfa is the 43rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents. Its 708.76 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 941.

Getting to Alfa

Alfa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alfa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amjhupi, Arangsarisha, Badelangi Padmamala and Bagbaria. 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.

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Common questions about Alfa

As per the Census of India 2011, Alfa village had a population of 2,688. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents.

Alfa village has 1,388 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alfa has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Alfa is 741124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alfa covers 708.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alfa falls under Chapra tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alfa.

Alfa is in Chapra tehsil of Nadia 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.