About Andhar Village

Andhar is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 495 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	227 hectares
Population	980
Male Population	495
Female Population	485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Andhar compares

By the 2011 count Andhar is the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Andhar

Andhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Andhar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andhar from other places

Andhar lies about 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 1.6 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 Andhar
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	2.9 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	12 km
District headquarters	Gaya	15 km

Villages closest to Andhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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.

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Common questions about Andhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhar village had a population of 980. That makes it the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Andhar village has 495 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhar has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Andhar is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhar covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andhar falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andhar is Tankuppa, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Andhar.

Andhar is about 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhar is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 1.6 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 2.9 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.