About Aphrad Village

Aphrad is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 472 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841268, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aphrad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aphrad village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Pincode	841268
Area (hectares)	75.59 hectares
Population	942
Male Population	472
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aphrad compares

By the 2011 count Aphrad is the 51st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 75.59 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Aphrad

Aphrad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aphrad as Available within 10+ 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 Aphrad from other places

Aphrad lies about 19 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 6.1 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 Aphrad
Nearest railway station	Bishunpur Mahuari Halt	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	8.6 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	8.6 km
District headquarters	Siwan	19 km

Villages closest to Aphrad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aphrad village had a population of 942. That makes it the 51st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Aphrad village has 472 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aphrad has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Aphrad is 841268. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aphrad covers 75.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aphrad falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aphrad is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 6.1 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 village for Aphrad.

Aphrad is about 19 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aphrad is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 6.1 km away. Maharajganj is about 8.6 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.