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About Ahpura Village

Ahpura is a large village in Sandesh tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,321, made up of 1,752 males and 1,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Ahpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Sandesh
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 3,321
Male Population 1,752
Female Population 1,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ahpura compares

By the 2011 count Ahpura is the 12th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Ahpura

Ahpura 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 Ahpura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahpura from other places

Ahpura lies about 18 km from Bhojpur. 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 Ahpura
Tehsil headquarters Sandesh 18 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 18 km
Nearest town Jogbani 20 km

Villages closest to Ahpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahpura village had a population of 3,321. That makes it the 12th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Ahpura village has 1,752 males and 1,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahpura has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Ahpura covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahpura falls under Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Ahpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Ahpura is about 18 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahpura is in Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district. Sandesh is about 18 km away. Bhojpur is about 18 km away. Jogbani is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khemkaranpur (9.2 km), Narainpur (9.2 km) and Jamuaon (12 km).

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

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