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About Afzalpur Village

Afzalpur is a mid sized village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 466 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Afzalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Afzalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 466
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 Afzalpur compares

By the 2011 count Afzalpur is the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Afzalpur

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

Afzalpur lies about 25 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Agauthar Halt, about 2.5 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
Nearest railway station Agauthar Halt 2.5 km
Nearest town Marhaura 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 25 km
District headquarters Saran 25 km

Villages closest to Afzalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Afzalpur village had a population of 964. That makes it the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Afzalpur village has 466 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Afzalpur has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Afzalpur covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Afzalpur falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Afzalpur is Agauthar Halt, about 2.5 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 Afzalpur.

Afzalpur is about 25 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Afzalpur is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Agauthar Halt is about 2.5 km away. Marhaura is about 5.2 km away. Ishupur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agauthar Nanda (1.8 km), Agauthar Sundar (1.9 km) and Chakahan (2.5 km).

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

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