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About Andhar Purwa Village

Andhar Purwa is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 309 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhar Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhar Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271211
Area (hectares) 133.45 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 309
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andhar Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Andhar Purwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 133.45 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Andhar Purwa

Andhar Purwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andhar Purwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Andhar Purwa from other places

Andhar Purwa lies about 29 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Kauwapur, about 26 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 Andhar Purwa
Nearest town Bhinga 17 km
Nearest railway station Kauwapur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 29 km

Villages closest to Andhar Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 Andhar Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhar Purwa village had a population of 554. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Andhar Purwa village has 309 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhar Purwa has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Andhar Purwa is 271211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhar Purwa covers 133.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andhar Purwa falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andhar Purwa is Kauwapur, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andhar Purwa.

Andhar Purwa is about 29 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhar Purwa is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Bhinga is about 17 km away. Kauwapur is about 26 km away. Balrampur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahawa (2.3 km), Karmaiti (3.5 km) and Lalpur Bishunpur (4.2 km).

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

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