# Andhari Village, Sahar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sahar, Bhojpur 

# Andhari

Andhari is a village in Sahar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,140 people in 569 households**, the 9th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 3,140people (2011)
- 569households
- 57.2%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Andhari PIN code and other codes

Andhari falls in Sahar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAndhari
- Community development blockSahar
- Census village code247784

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

## How far is Andhari from nearby towns?

- Sahar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)57 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)18 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 Andhari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Andhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Andhari

Of every 100 households in Andhari in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Andhari · ■ Sahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****71%**

**60%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**25%

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 Andhari?

■ Andhari · ■ Sahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**971

Working population ****28.8%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 44.2% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (28%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (9%) · **■** Marginal 424 (47%)

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 Sahar

- Perhap5,285 people
- Dhanchhuhan3,885 people
- Gulzarpur3,806 people
- Amruhan3,227 people
- Kusiar3,007 people
- Abgilla2,845 people
- Kharaon Buzurg2,613 people
- Kharaon Chaturbhuj2,521 people

[All 56 villages in Sahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Andhari from Arrah?57 km by road
- What is the population of Andhari?3,140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andhari in?Bhojpur district (Sahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Andhari?57.2% (Census 2011)