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About Andhasur Village

Andhasur is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,576, made up of 1,315 males and 1,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhasur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhasur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 358.79 hectares
Population 2,576
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andhasur compares

By the 2011 count Andhasur is the 35th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 358.79 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Andhasur

Andhasur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andhasur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andhasur from other places

Andhasur lies about 24 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 20 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 Andhasur
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 5.5 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 20 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 24 km

Villages closest to Andhasur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhasur village had a population of 2,576. That makes it the 35th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Andhasur village has 1,315 males and 1,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhasur has about 959 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.

The pincode recorded for Andhasur is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhasur covers 358.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andhasur falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andhasur is Hatwar, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Andhasur.

Andhasur is about 24 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhasur is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 5.5 km away. Bahādurganj is about 17 km away. Hatwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dogharia (under 2 km), Pachahara (under 2 km) and Makraha (1.6 km).

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

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