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About Apahar Village

Apahar is a large village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,006, made up of 1,967 males and 2,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Apahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Apahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 4,006
Male Population 1,967
Female Population 2,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Apahar compares

By the 2011 count Apahar is the 9th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Apahar

Apahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Apahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Apahar from other places

Apahar lies about 36 km from Saran. 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 Apahar
Tehsil headquarters Amnour 5.8 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.4 km
District headquarters Saran 36 km

Villages closest to Apahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Apahar village had a population of 4,006. That makes it the 9th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Apahar village has 1,967 males and 2,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Apahar has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Apahar covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Apahar falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Apahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Apahar.

Apahar is about 36 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Apahar is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Amnour is about 5.8 km away. Marhaura is about 9.4 km away. Saran is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salkhua (under 2 km), Dhorhlahi Abhiman (under 2 km) and Patrahi Kalan (2.0 km).

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

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