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About Afzalpur Village

Afzalpur is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,511, made up of 799 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares.

Afzalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Afzalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Kako
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 1,511
Male Population 799
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Afzalpur compares

By the 2011 count Afzalpur is the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Afzalpur

Afzalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Afzalpur as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Afzalpur from other places

Afzalpur lies about 13 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Nadaul, about 9.3 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 Afzalpur
Tehsil headquarters Kako 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Nadaul 9.3 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 12 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 13 km

Villages closest to Afzalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Afzalpur village had a population of 1,511. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Afzalpur village has 799 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Afzalpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Afzalpur covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Afzalpur falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Afzalpur is Nadaul, about 9.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Afzalpur.

Afzalpur is about 13 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Afzalpur is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Kako is about 5.7 km away. Nadaul is about 9.3 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bemai (under 2 km), Uttarsarthu (under 2 km) and Mai (1.9 km).

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

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