Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Alipur is also shown in the map of Memari I CD block in the District Census Handbook.[1]
Urbanisation
95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[2] The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Alipur had a total population of 4,420 of which 2,247 (51%) were males and 2,173 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 404. The total number of literates in Alipur was 3,285 (81.80% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Infrastructure
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Alipur covered an area of 1.8361 km2. Amongst the medical facilities, the nearest nursing home was 12 km away and the nearest veterinary hospital was 9 km away. It had 7 medicine shops. It had 2 primary schools. The nearest middle school was 2 km away at Mobarakpur and the secondary and senior secondary schools were 8 km away at Memari.[4]
Transport
Alipur is off State Highway 13. Debipur railway station is located nearby.[5]
^"District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF). Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1179-1181; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1188-1191; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1191-1195; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1196-1199; Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities 2009, Pages 1200-1209. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 February 2019.