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About Ahri Village

Ahri is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 577 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1955.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 1955.64 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 577
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Ahri compares

By the 2011 count Ahri is the 37th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 1955.64 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Ahri

Ahri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ahri 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 Ahri from other places

Ahri lies about 47 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 15 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 Ahri
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 15 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 47 km

Villages closest to Ahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahri village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 37th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Ahri village has 577 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahri has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Ahri is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahri covers 1955.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ahri falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ahri is Barhi, about 15 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 Ahri.

Ahri is about 47 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahri is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 8.3 km away. Barhi is about 15 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobda Ahri (under 2 km), Basaria (under 2 km) and Gurubara (under 2 km).

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

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