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About Anhara Village

Anhara is one of the larger villages in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,747, made up of 4,135 males and 3,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Pincode 845302
Area (hectares) 494.1 hectares
Population 7,747
Male Population 4,135
Female Population 3,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anhara compares

By the 2011 count Anhara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 494.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Anhara

Anhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Anhara as Available within 5 - 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 Anhara from other places

Anhara lies about 24 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is ramgarhwa rack point, about 7.0 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 Anhara
Nearest railway station ramgarhwa rack point 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Adapur 14 km
Nearest town Raxaul 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 24 km

Villages closest to Anhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anhara village had a population of 7,747. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Anhara village has 4,135 males and 3,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anhara has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Anhara is 845302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anhara covers 494.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Anhara falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Anhara is ramgarhwa rack point, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Anhara.

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

Anhara is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. ramgarhwa rack point is about 7.0 km away. Adapur is about 14 km away. Raxaul is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latiahi (1.7 km), Majhariya (2.5 km) and Birta Tola (3.1 km).

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

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