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About Anar Village

Anar is a large village in Hayaghat tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,484, made up of 2,342 males and 2,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Anar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Hayaghat
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 4,484
Male Population 2,342
Female Population 2,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anar compares

By the 2011 count Anar is the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,444 residents. Its 240 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 893.

Getting to Anar

Anar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Anar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anar from other places

Anar lies about 20 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 6.5 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 Anar
Nearest railway station Rambhaddarpur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hayaghat 8.4 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 15 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 20 km

Villages closest to Anar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anar village had a population of 4,484. That makes it the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,444 residents.

Anar village has 2,342 males and 2,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Anar covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Anar falls under Hayaghat tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Anar is Rambhaddarpur, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Anar is about 20 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anar is in Hayaghat tehsil of Darbhanga district. Rambhaddarpur is about 6.5 km away. Hayaghat is about 8.4 km away. Samāstipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzapur (3.2 km), Manorathpur (3.7 km) and Manorathpur Tulsi (3.7 km).

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

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