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About Alikasha Village

Alikasha is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 439 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alikasha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alikasha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 128.74 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 439
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alikasha compares

By the 2011 count Alikasha is the 75th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 128.74 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Alikasha

Alikasha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alikasha as Available within 10+ 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 Achkarbar, Angua, Anikola and Anipara. 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 Alikasha

As per the Census of India 2011, Alikasha village had a population of 873. That makes it the 75th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Alikasha village has 439 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alikasha has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Alikasha is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alikasha covers 128.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alikasha falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alikasha.

Alikasha is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Alikasha today is likely to be higher.

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