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About Andhiari Village

Andhiari is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 379 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhiari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 848209
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 379
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Andhiari compares

By the 2011 count Andhiari is the 54th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Andhiari

The census records public bus service for Andhiari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Andhiari from other places

Andhiari lies about 35 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 12 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 Andhiari
Nearest railway station Biraul 12 km
Nearest town Benipur 16 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 35 km

Villages closest to Andhiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhiari village had a population of 731. That makes it the 54th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Andhiari village has 379 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhiari has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Andhiari is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhiari covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Andhiari falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andhiari is Biraul, about 12 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 km distance for Andhiari.

Andhiari is about 35 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhiari is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 12 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaikishunpur (under 2 km), Birampur (under 2 km) and Mirzapur (under 2 km).

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

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