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About Alinan Village

Alinan is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,339, made up of 2,240 males and 2,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alinan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alinan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721137
Area (hectares) 201.87 hectares
Population 4,339
Male Population 2,240
Female Population 2,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alinan compares

By the 2011 count Alinan is the 8th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 201.87 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Alinan

Alinan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alinan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alinan from other places

Alinan lies about 34 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 12 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 Alinan
Nearest railway station Barda 12 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahid Matangini 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 34 km

Villages closest to Alinan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahid Matangini 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 Alinan

As per the Census of India 2011, Alinan village had a population of 4,339. That makes it the 8th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Alinan village has 2,240 males and 2,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alinan has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Alinan is 721137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alinan covers 201.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alinan falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alinan is Barda, about 12 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 village for Alinan.

Alinan is about 34 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alinan is in Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 12 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Sahid Matangini is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindapur (6.1 km), Kashipur (13 km) and Raghunathpur (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Alinan today is likely to be higher.

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