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About Anaili Village

Anaili is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 430 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares.

Anaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 430
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Anaili compares

By the 2011 count Anaili is the 52nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Anaili

Anaili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anaili 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 Anaili from other places

Anaili lies about 19 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 11 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 Anaili
Nearest railway station Rautara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 19 km

Villages closest to Anaili

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Anaili

As per the Census of India 2011, Anaili village had a population of 819. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Anaili village has 430 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anaili has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Anaili covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anaili falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Anaili is Rautara, about 11 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 Anaili.

Anaili is about 19 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anaili is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 11 km away. Purnia East is about 19 km away. Purnia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhampur (under 2 km), Majhwa (1.5 km) and Gaura (1.5 km).

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

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