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About Andar Village

Andar is a mid sized village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,790, made up of 895 males and 895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares.

Andar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 1,790
Male Population 895
Female Population 895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Andar compares

By the 2011 count Andar is the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Andar

Andar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Andar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andar from other places

Andar lies about 12 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 23 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 Andar
Nearest town Bahādurganj 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Behea 12 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 23 km

Villages closest to Andar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andar village had a population of 1,790. That makes it the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Andar village has 895 males and 895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Andar covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andar falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andar is Pawakhali, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Andar.

Andar is about 12 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andar is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 9.0 km away. Behea is about 12 km away. Bhojpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuaon (2.0 km), Tiar (6.0 km) and Birpur (6.1 km).

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

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