About Afzalpur Village

Afzalpur is a large village in Banma Itahri tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,533, made up of 2,419 males and 2,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Afzalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Afzalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Banma Itahri
Pincode	852126
Area (hectares)	368.3 hectares
Population	4,533
Male Population	2,419
Female Population	2,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Afzalpur compares

By the 2011 count Afzalpur is the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 368.3 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Afzalpur

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

Afzalpur lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 3.1 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 Afzalpur
Tehsil headquarters	Banma Itahri	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Koparia	3.1 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	23 km

Villages closest to Afzalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banma Itahri 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.

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Common questions about Afzalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Afzalpur village had a population of 4,533. That makes it the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Afzalpur village has 2,419 males and 2,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Afzalpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Afzalpur is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Afzalpur covers 368.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Afzalpur falls under Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Afzalpur is Koparia, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Afzalpur.

Afzalpur is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Afzalpur is in Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district. Banma Itahri is about 2.1 km away. Koparia is about 3.1 km away. Saharsa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.