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About Alakdihi Village

Alakdihi is a small village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 194 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alakdihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alakdihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 76.22 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 194
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alakdihi compares

By the 2011 count Alakdihi is the 96th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 76.22 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Alakdihi

Alakdihi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alakdihi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amghata, Amlatara, Arjjunjora and Bagdisha. 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 Alakdihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Alakdihi village had a population of 385. That makes it the 96th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Alakdihi village has 194 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alakdihi has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Alakdihi is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alakdihi covers 76.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alakdihi falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Alakdihi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alakdihi.

Alakdihi is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya 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 Alakdihi today is likely to be higher.

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