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About Afiapara Village

Afiapara is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 303 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Afiapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Afiapara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 120.71 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 303
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Afiapara compares

By the 2011 count Afiapara is the 113th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 120.71 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Afiapara

Afiapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Afiapara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Afiapara from other places

Afiapara lies about 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 9.5 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 Afiapara
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 9.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 19 km
District headquarters Pakur 22 km

Villages closest to Afiapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Afiapara village had a population of 632. That makes it the 113th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Afiapara village has 303 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Afiapara has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Afiapara is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Afiapara covers 120.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Afiapara falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Afiapara is Murarai, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Afiapara.

Afiapara is about 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Afiapara is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 2.6 km away. Murarai is about 9.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makdumpur (under 2 km), Sirajpur (under 2 km) and Sirpur (under 2 km).

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

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