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Alambag

Silchar mandal
Pincode 788015
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Alambag is a village in Silchar mandal, Cachar district, Assam, with a population of 3,174 across 725 households and a literacy rate of 55.6%. The village is equipped with a hospital and has railway connectivity.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MOUMITA BAIDYA
Contact: 98****7716
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LGD code
299277
Pincode
788015
Post office
Meherpur
Population
3,174
Households
725
Literacy rate
55.6%
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000♂
Workers
994
Distance to district centre
79 km
Distance to Dispur (Guwahati)
178 km
Distance to Kolkata
504 km
Nearest railway station
Salchapra · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Salchapra Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Alambag compares

By population, Alambag ranks #29 of 246 villages in Silchar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.6%
−10.0% vs mandal average
Alambag
55.6%
Silchar mandal
65.6%
Cachar district
67.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
926
−17 vs mandal average
Alambag
926
Silchar mandal
943
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Alambag
4.4
Silchar mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Alambag at a glance

Alambag is a village of 3,174 people in 725 households (Census 2011) in Silchar block, Cachar district, Assam, the 29th-largest of 246 villages in Silchar block. Literacy is 56%, 10 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 926 women per 1,000 men. It lies 79 km from the Cachar district centre, 59 km from Churaibari, the nearest town, 4 km from Salchapra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 788015, served by Meherpur post office; the LGD village code is 299277. The nearest hospital or health centre is Salchapra Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is MOUMITA BAIDYA, and the village votes in Algapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nijam Uddin Choudhury. The population is estimated at 3,742 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Alambag · this village3,17456%
Kuarpar · Bagribari (Pt)76036%5.6 km S
Rangpur · Katigora1,21259%7.1 km NE
Natanpur · Katigora1,43863%7.1 km NE
Natanpur · Katigora2,52562%7.1 km NE
Saraspur · Katigora1,50862%7.1 km NE
Rajnagar · Sonai2,57457%7.9 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alambag

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
3
Middle school
2
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
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
Silchar (MB)
Distance to nearest town (km)
16
Distance to district HQ (km)
16
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
400
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DIGORSRIKONA ALOMBAG G.P
Total area (ha)
1,074.44
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Alambag

LGD code
299277
Pincode
788015
Post office
Meherpur
Population (Census 2011)
3,174
Population (projected 2026)
3,742
Households
725
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
926
Literacy rate
55.6%
Coordinates
24.79127°N, 92.68413°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Karimganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Algapur
Member of Parliament
Kripanath Mallah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nijam Uddin Choudhury
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MOUMITA BAIDYA
Block / Mandal
Silchar
Nearest railway station
Salchapra (4.1 km)
Getting there

How to reach Alambag

Mandal centre
Silchar · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
District centre
Cachar · ≈ 79 km
≈ 2 h 41 min by car · 3 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,540 people
Churaibari · ≈ 59 km
≈ 2 h 2 min by car · 2 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dispur (Guwahati)178 kmcapital
  • Kolkata504 km
  • Delhi1594 km
  • Hyderabad1686 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSalchapra4 km
  • Bus stopDifficult to find with works;)12 km
  • Hospital / PHCSalchapra Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM7 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance petrol7 km
  • CollegeCachar College12 km
  • Police stationGhungoor Police Outpost11 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Salchapra4.1 km
Health centre
Salchapra Hospital4.3 km
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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