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About Alangiri Village

Alangiri is one of the larger villages in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,099, made up of 3,186 males and 2,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alangiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alangiri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721420
Area (hectares) 839.32 hectares
Population 6,099
Male Population 3,186
Female Population 2,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alangiri compares

By the 2011 count Alangiri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 839.32 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Alangiri

Alangiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alangiri as Available within 10+ 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 Ailan, Akandi, Akbarpur and Alipur. 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 Alangiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Alangiri village had a population of 6,099. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Alangiri village has 3,186 males and 2,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alangiri has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Alangiri is 721420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alangiri covers 839.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alangiri falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Alangiri 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 village for Alangiri.

Alangiri is in Egra 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 Alangiri today is likely to be higher.

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