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About Andhri Village

Andhri is one of the larger villages in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,256, made up of 2,767 males and 2,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Benipatti
Pincode 847223
Area (hectares) 209.9 hectares
Population 5,256
Male Population 2,767
Female Population 2,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andhri compares

By the 2011 count Andhri is the 22nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 209.9 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Andhri

Andhri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andhri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Andhri from other places

Andhri lies about 16 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, about 3.0 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 Andhri
Nearest railway station Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt 3.0 km
Nearest town Darbhanga 15 km
District headquarters Madhubani 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Benipatti 27 km

Villages closest to Andhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhri village had a population of 5,256. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Andhri village has 2,767 males and 2,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhri has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Andhri is 847223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhri covers 209.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Andhri falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andhri is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance for Andhri.

Andhri is about 16 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhri is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt is about 3.0 km away. Darbhanga is about 15 km away. Madhubani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Pandaul (6.2 km), Mahamadpur (8.6 km) and Madhopur (8.8 km).

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

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