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About Andhokhar Village

Andhokhar is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 368 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.43 hectares hectares.

Andhokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhokhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 127.43 hectares
Population 814
Male Population 368
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,212
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Andhokhar compares

By the 2011 count Andhokhar is the 240th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 127.43 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Andhokhar

Andhokhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andhokhar as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andhokhar from other places

Andhokhar lies about 23 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Sadat, about 6.8 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 Andhokhar
Nearest railway station Sadat 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 18 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 23 km

Villages closest to Andhokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhokhar village had a population of 814. That makes it the 240th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Andhokhar village has 368 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhokhar has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Andhokhar covers 127.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andhokhar falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andhokhar is Sadat, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andhokhar.

Andhokhar is about 23 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhokhar is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Sadat is about 6.8 km away. Saidpur is about 18 km away. Ghazipur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salikpur (under 2 km), Dihwa Lakhmanpur (under 2 km) and Khutwan (under 2 km).

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

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