About Sir Athar Village

Sir Athar is a small village in Bochaha tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 148 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sir Athar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sir Athar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Bochaha
Pincode	843118
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	148
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sir Athar compares

By the 2011 count Sir Athar is the 102nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Sir Athar

Sir Athar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sir Athar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sir Athar from other places

Sir Athar lies about 46 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Karpurigram, about 5.5 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 Sir Athar
Nearest railway station	Karpurigram	5.5 km
Nearest town	Samāstipur	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bochaha	28 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	46 km

Villages closest to Sir Athar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bochaha 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 Sir Athar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sir Athar village had a population of 278. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Sir Athar village has 148 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sir Athar has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Sir Athar is 843118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sir Athar covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sir Athar falls under Bochaha tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sir Athar is Karpurigram, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance for Sir Athar.

Sir Athar is about 46 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sir Athar is in Bochaha tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Karpurigram is about 5.5 km away. Samāstipur is about 8.1 km away. Bochaha is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.