About Azampur Shankar Village

Azampur Shankar is one of the larger villages in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,023, made up of 3,161 males and 2,862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473 hectares hectares.

Azampur Shankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Azampur Shankar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barari
Area (hectares)	473 hectares
Population	6,023
Male Population	3,161
Female Population	2,862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
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 Azampur Shankar compares

By the 2011 count Azampur Shankar is the 20th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 473 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Azampur Shankar

Azampur Shankar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Azampur Shankar 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 Azampur Shankar from other places

Azampur Shankar lies about 4.4 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Katihar Junction, about 5.1 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 Azampur Shankar
District headquarters	Katihar	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Katihar Junction	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barari	17 km

Villages closest to Azampur Shankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Azampur Shankar village had a population of 6,023. That makes it the 20th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Azampur Shankar village has 3,161 males and 2,862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Azampur Shankar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Azampur Shankar covers 473 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Azampur Shankar falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Azampur Shankar is Katihar Junction, about 5.1 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 Azampur Shankar.

Azampur Shankar is about 4.4 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Azampur Shankar is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Katihar is about 4.4 km away. Katihar Junction is about 5.1 km away. Barari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.