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About Anjanpokhar Village

Anjanpokhar is a small village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males.

Anjanpokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anjanpokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ariari
Population 40
Male Population 21
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anjanpokhar compares

By the 2011 count Anjanpokhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Anjanpokhar

Anjanpokhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Anjanpokhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Anjanpokhar from other places

Anjanpokhar lies about 10 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 2.0 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 Anjanpokhar
Nearest railway station Dergaon Halt 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ariari 9.8 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 10 km

Villages closest to Anjanpokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anjanpokhar village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Anjanpokhar village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anjanpokhar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Anjanpokhar falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Anjanpokhar is Dergaon Halt, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Anjanpokhar.

Anjanpokhar is about 10 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anjanpokhar is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Dergaon Halt is about 2.0 km away. Ariari is about 9.8 km away. Sheikhpura is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Efni (under 2 km), Manipur Aima (2.1 km) and Salempur Teldih (2.8 km).

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

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