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About Altabari Village

Altabari is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 364 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Altabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Altabari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 54.94 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 364
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Altabari compares

By the 2011 count Altabari is the 111th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 54.94 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Altabari

Altabari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Altabari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Altabari from other places

Altabari lies about 15 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 13 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 Altabari
Nearest town Bahādurganj 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 15 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 15 km

Villages closest to Altabari

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 Altabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Altabari village had a population of 683. That makes it the 111th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Altabari village has 364 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Altabari has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Altabari is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Altabari covers 54.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Altabari falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Altabari is Pawakhali, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Altabari.

Altabari is about 15 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Altabari is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 8.1 km away. Pawakhali is about 13 km away. Kochadhamin is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangikhurd (under 2 km), Gauramani (2.3 km) and Baichakutti (2.8 km).

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

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