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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BIKASH CHANDRA SANTRA
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- LGD code
- 325436
- Pincode
- 712706
- Post office
- Seakhala
- Population
- 940
- Households
- 220
- Literacy rate
- 76.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 332
Census 2011 · in context
How Alampur compares
By population, Alampur ranks #118 of 153 villages in Haripal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.4%
+5.8% vs mandal average
- Alampur
- 76.4%
- Haripal mandal
- 70.6%
- Hooghly district
- 73.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+35 vs mandal average
- Alampur
- 1,017
- Haripal mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
- Alampur
- 4.3
- Haripal mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alampur at a glance
Alampur is a village of 940 people in 220 households (Census 2011) in Haripal block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 118th-largest of 153 villages in Haripal block. Literacy is 76%, 6 points above the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 712706, served by Seakhala post office; the LGD village code is 325436. The sarpanch is BIKASH CHANDRA SANTRA, and the village votes in Haripal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhumita Ghosh. The population is estimated at 1,108 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alampur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 97.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 64.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alampur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alampur
- LGD code
- 325436
- Pincode
- 712706
- Post office
- Seakhala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 940
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,108
- Households
- 220
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 76.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arambag
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Haripal
- Member of Parliament
- Mitali Bag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhumita Ghosh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BIKASH CHANDRA SANTRA
- Block / Mandal
- Haripal
Same pincode
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)