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About Afzalpur Village

Afzalpur is a small village in Sahdai Buzurg tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 148 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Afzalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Afzalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Sahdai Buzurg
Pincode 844507
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 148
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Afzalpur compares

By the 2011 count Afzalpur is the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,661 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Afzalpur

The census records public bus service for Afzalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 40 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Siho, 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 Afzalpur
Nearest railway station Siho 13 km
Nearest town Muzaffarpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahdai Buzurg 27 km
District headquarters Vaishali 40 km

Villages closest to Afzalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahdai Buzurg 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 291. That makes it the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,661 residents.

Afzalpur village has 148 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Afzalpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Afzalpur is 844507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Afzalpur covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Afzalpur falls under Sahdai Buzurg tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Afzalpur is Siho, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Afzalpur.

Afzalpur is about 40 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Afzalpur is in Sahdai Buzurg tehsil of Vaishali district. Siho is about 13 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 26 km away. Sahdai Buzurg is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Faiz (2.0 km), Raepura (8.5 km) and Tal Chatra Urf Chainpur Bagail (14 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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