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About Alitakhali Village

Alitakhali is a large village in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,427, made up of 1,726 males and 1,701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alitakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alitakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 276.33 hectares
Population 3,427
Male Population 1,726
Female Population 1,701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alitakhali compares

By the 2011 count Alitakhali is the 29th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 276.33 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Alitakhali

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

How far is Alitakhali from other places

Alitakhali lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 17 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 Alitakhali
Nearest railway station Baharu 17 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 33 km

Villages closest to Alitakhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kultali 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 Alitakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Alitakhali village had a population of 3,427. That makes it the 29th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Alitakhali village has 1,726 males and 1,701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alitakhali has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Alitakhali is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alitakhali covers 276.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alitakhali falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Alitakhali is Baharu, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alitakhali.

Alitakhali is about 20 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.

Alitakhali is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 17 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 18 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koabati (under 2 km), Kaksaha (1.5 km) and Ambikanagar (1.6 km).

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

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