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About Alash Village

Alash is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 180 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alash village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 122.25 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 180
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alash compares

By the 2011 count Alash is the 112th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 122.25 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Alash

Alash is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alash 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agarpara, Ambhi, Ambi and Amda. 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 Alash

As per the Census of India 2011, Alash village had a population of 388. That makes it the 112th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Alash village has 180 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alash has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Alash is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alash covers 122.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alash falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Alash 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 5 - 10 km distance for Alash.

Alash is in Keshiary 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 Alash today is likely to be higher.

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