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About Anjhari Village

Anjhari is a large village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,151, made up of 1,658 males and 1,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anjhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anjhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Pincode 853204
Area (hectares) 418 hectares
Population 3,151
Male Population 1,658
Female Population 1,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Anjhari compares

By the 2011 count Anjhari is the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 418 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Anjhari

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

Anjhari lies about 50 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, about 7.2 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 Anjhari
Nearest railway station Banikpur Halt 7.2 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 50 km

Villages closest to Anjhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anjhari village had a population of 3,151. That makes it the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Anjhari village has 1,658 males and 1,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anjhari has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Anjhari is 853204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anjhari covers 418 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anjhari falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Anjhari is Banikpur Halt, about 7.2 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 Anjhari.

Anjhari is about 50 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anjhari is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Banikpur Halt is about 7.2 km away. Naugachhia is about 8.5 km away. Rupauli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur Istamrar (2.6 km), Balia (3.4 km) and Bijai (3.5 km).

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

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