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About Andaur Village

Andaur is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 362 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Pincode 821112
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 362
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Andaur compares

By the 2011 count Andaur is the 78th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Andaur

Andaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Andaur 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 Andaur from other places

Andaur lies about 64 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kudra, about 20 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 Andaur
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Kudra 20 km
Nearest town Nokha 26 km
District headquarters Rohtas 64 km

Villages closest to Andaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andaur village had a population of 703. That makes it the 78th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Andaur village has 362 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andaur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Andaur is 821112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andaur covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andaur falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andaur is Kudra, about 20 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 Andaur.

Andaur is about 64 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andaur is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 4.8 km away. Kudra is about 20 km away. Nokha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adilapur (under 2 km), Laheri (under 2 km) and Kapasia (1.9 km).

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

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