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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 139 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721124, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721124
Area (hectares) 59.1 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 139
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 306th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 59.1 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

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 5 - 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 5.8 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Madpur, about under 2 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 Madpur under 2 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 5.8 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Debra 13 km

Villages closest to Alampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Debra 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 289. That makes it the 306th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Alampur village has 139 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Alampur is 721124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alampur covers 59.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alampur falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alampur is Madpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 5.8 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alampur is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Madpur is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 5.8 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balarampur (under 2 km), Amadpur (under 2 km) and Bar Mahammadpur (under 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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