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About Alipur Village

Alipur is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 96 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 28.64 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 96
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alipur compares

By the 2011 count Alipur is the 193rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 28.64 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Alipur

Alipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alipur as Available within <5 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 Adambar, Akandi, Akgerya and Alalpur. 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 Alipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Alipur village had a population of 195. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Alipur village has 96 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipur has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Alipur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alipur covers 28.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alipur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Alipur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Alipur.

Alipur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Alipur today is likely to be higher.

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