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About Alipore Village

Alipore is a large village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,783, made up of 1,954 males and 1,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alipore Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alipore village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 160.46 hectares
Population 3,783
Male Population 1,954
Female Population 1,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alipore compares

By the 2011 count Alipore is the 14th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 160.46 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Alipore

Alipore is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alipore as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alipore from other places

Alipore lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, 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 Alipore
Nearest railway station Hotar 12 km
Nearest town Baruipur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 23 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Alipore

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I 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 Alipore

As per the Census of India 2011, Alipore village had a population of 3,783. That makes it the 14th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Alipore village has 1,954 males and 1,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alipore has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Alipore is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alipore covers 160.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alipore falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alipore is Hotar, 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 <5 km distance for Alipore.

Alipore is about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alipore is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about 12 km away. Baruipur is about 15 km away. Bishnupur I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardeuli (under 2 km), Chakdhir (under 2 km) and Deuli (under 2 km).

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

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