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About Andharkotha Village

Andharkotha is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,304, made up of 1,173 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andharkotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andharkotha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 2,304
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Andharkotha compares

By the 2011 count Andharkotha is the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Andharkotha

Andharkotha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Andharkotha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Andharkotha from other places

Andharkotha lies about 52 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 1.5 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 Andharkotha
Nearest railway station Gumani 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 7.0 km
Nearest town Farakka 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 52 km

Villages closest to Andharkotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andharkotha village had a population of 2,304. That makes it the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Andharkotha village has 1,173 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andharkotha has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Andharkotha is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andharkotha covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Andharkotha falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Andharkotha is Gumani, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Andharkotha.

Andharkotha is about 52 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andharkotha is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Gumani is about 1.5 km away. Barharwa is about 7.0 km away. Farakka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srikantpara (under 2 km), Srikunth (under 2 km) and Malin (under 2 km).

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

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