Village · Darbhanga, Darbhanga
# Andhri

Andhri is a village in Darbhanga sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,953 people in 988 households, the 14th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 4,953 people (2011)
- 988 households
- 40.5% literacy
- 868 females per 1,000 males

## Andhri PIN code and other codes

Andhri falls in Darbhanga sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Dularpur
- Community development block Darbhanga
- Census village code 227016

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Andhri from nearby towns?
- Darbhanga (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Andhri?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Andhri known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Andhri

Of every 100 households in Andhri in 2011, 25 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Andhri · ■ Darbhanga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 25% 24%
- Toilet within the home 35% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 72%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 90%
- Use banking services 41% 39%
- Television 2% 9%
- Mobile phone 32% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 48% 28%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Andhri?

■ Andhri · ■ Darbhanga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 40.5% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 868 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 873 920
- Working population 37.4% 31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.3% for men and 32.6% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 228 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 283 (15%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 133 (7%) · ■ Marginal 1,206 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Darbhanga
- Diwari 6,029 people
- Dhoi 5,675 people
- Kabir Chak 5,626 people
- Kansi 5,099 people
- Khutwara 4,866 people
- Sara Mahamad 4,748 people
- Thakurania 4,682 people
- Manihas Kansi 4,511 people

All 136 villages in Darbhanga

## Quick answers
- How far is Andhri from Darbhanga? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Andhri? 4,953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andhri in? Darbhanga district (Darbhanga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Andhri? 40.5% (Census 2011)

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