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About Angra Village

Angra is a large village in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,384, made up of 1,220 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.06 hectares hectares.

Angra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Angra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Piro
Area (hectares) 371.06 hectares
Population 2,384
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Angra compares

By the 2011 count Angra is the 27th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 371.06 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Angra

Angra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Angra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Angra from other places

Angra lies about 23 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 11 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 Angra
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 11 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Piro 23 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 23 km

Villages closest to Angra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Angra village had a population of 2,384. That makes it the 27th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Angra village has 1,220 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Angra has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Angra covers 371.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Angra falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Angra is Pawakhali, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Angra is about 23 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Angra is in Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district. Pawakhali is about 11 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Piro is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katar (16 km), Birpur (18 km) and Baisa Dih (18 km).

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

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