About Ahiro Village

Ahiro is one of the larger villages in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,638, made up of 5,481 males and 5,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares.

Ahiro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahiro village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	557 hectares
Population	10,638
Male Population	5,481
Female Population	5,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahiro compares

By the 2011 count Ahiro is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ahiro

Ahiro is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ahiro as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ahiro from other places

Ahiro lies about 19 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 9.6 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 Ahiro
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	9.6 km
Nearest town	Godda	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	19 km
District headquarters	Banka	19 km

Villages closest to Ahiro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahiro village had a population of 10,638. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Ahiro village has 5,481 males and 5,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahiro has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Ahiro covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ahiro falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ahiro is Barahat Junction, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance for Ahiro.

Ahiro is about 19 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahiro is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 9.6 km away. Godda is about 15 km away. Dhuraiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.