About Alhanda Village

Alhanda is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,459, made up of 1,303 males and 1,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

Alhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alhanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	2,459
Male Population	1,303
Female Population	1,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alhanda compares

By the 2011 count Alhanda is the 39th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Alhanda

Alhanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alhanda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Alhanda from other places

Alhanda lies about 93 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 16 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 Alhanda
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jogbani	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	24 km
District headquarters	Katihar	93 km

Villages closest to Alhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alhanda village had a population of 2,459. That makes it the 39th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Alhanda village has 1,303 males and 1,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alhanda has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Alhanda covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alhanda falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alhanda is Jogbani, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alhanda.

Alhanda is about 93 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alhanda is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Shahbazpur is about 14 km away. Jogbani is about 16 km away. Kadwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.