# Andar Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Andar

Andar is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,790 people in 265 households**, the 35th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,790people (2011)
- 265households
- 68.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Andar PIN code and other codes

Andar falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAosai
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247133

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Andar from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)32 km by road
- Behea (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Andar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Andar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Andar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Andar

Of every 100 households in Andar in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Andar · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****60%**

**60%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Andar?

■ Andar · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**923

Working population ****25.4%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 56.1% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 99 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Behea

- Amrai2,033 people
- Bara1,938 people
- Banahin1,841 people
- Kaneli1,815 people
- Saho Dih1,673 people
- Jogibir1,661 people
- Maniara1,565 people
- Sahjauli1,473 people

[All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Andar from Arrah?32 km by road
- What is the population of Andar?1,790 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andar in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Andar?68.4% (Census 2011)