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About Ahiran Village

Ahiran is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,142 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.38 hectares hectares.

Ahiran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahiran village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 94.38 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ahiran compares

By the 2011 count Ahiran is the 84th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 94.38 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ahiran

Ahiran is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ahiran as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ahiran from other places

Ahiran lies about 76 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 3.9 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 Ahiran
Nearest railway station Manda Road 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 16 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 28 km
District headquarters Varanasi 76 km

Villages closest to Ahiran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahiran village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 84th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Ahiran village has 1,142 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahiran has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Ahiran covers 94.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ahiran falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahiran is Manda Road, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ahiran.

Ahiran is about 76 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahiran is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Manda Road is about 3.9 km away. Pindra is about 16 km away. Gyānpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahirani (under 2 km), Gajapur (under 2 km) and Pali Shambhupur (1.6 km).

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

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