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About Azamgarh Village

Azamgarh is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 862 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Azamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Azamgarh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 862
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Azamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Azamgarh is the 53rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Azamgarh

Azamgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Azamgarh as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Azamgarh from other places

Azamgarh lies about 30 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 7.7 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 Azamgarh
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 7.7 km
Nearest town Kasba 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 30 km

Villages closest to Azamgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Azamgarh village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Azamgarh village has 862 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Azamgarh has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Azamgarh covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Azamgarh falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Azamgarh is Dalkhola, about 7.7 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 km distance for Azamgarh.

Azamgarh is about 30 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Azamgarh is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 2.0 km away. Dalkhola is about 7.7 km away. Kasba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panisadra (1.5 km), Baisi (2.0 km) and Jahanpur (2.1 km).

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

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