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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 307 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 71.39 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 307
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
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 Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 99th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 71.39 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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 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 Adampur, Aluan, Amratalia and Bagha Danri. 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 Alampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Alampur village had a population of 561. That makes it the 99th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Alampur village has 307 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Alampur covers 71.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alampur falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Alampur 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 Alampur.

Alampur is in Contai III 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 Alampur today is likely to be higher.

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