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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 770 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 189.8 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 770
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 92nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 189.8 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Alampur

Alampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alampur 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 Alampur from other places

Alampur lies about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, 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 Alampur
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Sudhani 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 15 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km

Villages closest to Alampur

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.

Common questions about Alampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Alampur village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Alampur village has 770 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

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

Alampur covers 189.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Alampur is Sudhani, 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 Alampur.

Alampur is about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alampur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 5.9 km away. Sudhani is about 12 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sargaon (under 2 km), Mirzadpur (under 2 km) and Rabanpur (under 2 km).

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

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