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About Andarpur Village

Andarpur is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 436 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854330
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 436
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Andarpur compares

By the 2011 count Andarpur is the 102nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Andarpur

Andarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Andarpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andarpur from other places

Andarpur lies about 27 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 15 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 Andarpur
Tehsil headquarters Amour 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 15 km
Nearest town Kasba 17 km
District headquarters Purnia 27 km

Villages closest to Andarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andarpur village had a population of 866. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Andarpur village has 436 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andarpur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Andarpur is 854330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andarpur covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andarpur falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andarpur is Jalalgarh, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Andarpur.

Andarpur is about 27 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andarpur is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 5.4 km away. Jalalgarh is about 15 km away. Kasba is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhokri (under 2 km), Basantpur (under 2 km) and Larhia (under 2 km).

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

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