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About Azamnagar Village

Azamnagar is one of the larger villages in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,855, made up of 5,046 males and 4,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares.

Azamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Azamnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 9,855
Male Population 5,046
Female Population 4,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Azamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Azamnagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Azamnagar

Azamnagar 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 Azamnagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Azamnagar from other places

Azamnagar lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 2.6 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 Azamnagar
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 2.6 km
District headquarters Katihar 26 km

Villages closest to Azamnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Azamnagar village had a population of 9,855. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Azamnagar village has 5,046 males and 4,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Azamnagar has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Azamnagar covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Azamnagar falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Azamnagar is Azamnagar Road, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Azamnagar.

Azamnagar is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Azamnagar is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 2.6 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (under 2 km), Balsama (under 2 km) and Marhi (under 2 km).

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

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