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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a small village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 133 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721102, 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 Midnapore
Pincode 721102
Area (hectares) 62.29 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 133
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 170th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 62.29 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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 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 Midnapore 13 km

Villages closest to Alampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Midnapore 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 253. That makes it the 170th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Alampur village has 133 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Alampur is 721102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alampur covers 62.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alampur falls under Midnapore 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 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 Midnapore 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 Amadpur Pal (under 2 km), Madarpur (under 2 km) and Belia (2.6 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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