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About Afazlpur Puraina Village

Afazlpur Puraina is a large village in Patepur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,129, made up of 1,667 males and 1,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Afazlpur Puraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Afazlpur Puraina village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Patepur
Pincode 844112
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 3,129
Male Population 1,667
Female Population 1,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Afazlpur Puraina compares

By the 2011 count Afazlpur Puraina is the 42nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Afazlpur Puraina

Afazlpur Puraina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Afazlpur Puraina as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Afazlpur Puraina from other places

Afazlpur Puraina lies about 94 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 13 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 Afazlpur Puraina
Nearest town Rosera 13 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Patepur 29 km
District headquarters Vaishali 94 km

Villages closest to Afazlpur Puraina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patepur 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 Afazlpur Puraina

As per the Census of India 2011, Afazlpur Puraina village had a population of 3,129. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents.

Afazlpur Puraina village has 1,667 males and 1,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Afazlpur Puraina has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Afazlpur Puraina is 844112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Afazlpur Puraina covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Afazlpur Puraina falls under Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Afazlpur Puraina is Angar Ghat, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Afazlpur Puraina.

Afazlpur Puraina is about 94 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Afazlpur Puraina is in Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district. Rosera is about 13 km away. Angar Ghat is about 13 km away. Patepur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bizepura (under 2 km), Shahbazpur Puraina Balbhadarpu (under 2 km) and Bora Buzurg (6.0 km).

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

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