About Altapur Village

Altapur is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,092, made up of 1,593 males and 1,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Altapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Altapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	276.45 hectares
Population	3,092
Male Population	1,593
Female Population	1,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
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 Altapur compares

By the 2011 count Altapur is the 32nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 276.45 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Altapur

Altapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Altapur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Altapur from other places

Altapur lies about 21 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 8.9 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 Altapur
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	11 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	21 km

Villages closest to Altapur

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

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Common questions about Altapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Altapur village had a population of 3,092. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Altapur village has 1,593 males and 1,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Altapur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Altapur is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Altapur covers 276.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Altapur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Altapur is Dhachna, about 8.9 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 - 10 km distance for Altapur.

Altapur is about 21 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Altapur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 8.9 km away. Karandighi is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.