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About Ahiri Village

Ahiri is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,225 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.09 hectares hectares.

Ahiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahiri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 276.09 hectares
Population 2,282
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ahiri compares

By the 2011 count Ahiri is the 124th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 276.09 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ahiri

Ahiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ahiri 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahiri from other places

Ahiri lies about 41 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 3.8 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 Ahiri
Nearest railway station Bhiti 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 5.7 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 24 km
District headquarters Allahabad 41 km

Villages closest to Ahiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahiri village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 124th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Ahiri village has 1,225 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahiri has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Ahiri covers 276.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahiri falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahiri is Bhiti, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ahiri.

Ahiri is about 41 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahiri is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 3.8 km away. Handia is about 5.7 km away. Gyānpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramdaspur (under 2 km), Jarahi (under 2 km) and Toderpur (under 2 km).

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

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