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About Andi Village

Andi is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,596, made up of 1,850 males and 1,746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares.

Andi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Area (hectares) 405 hectares
Population 3,596
Male Population 1,850
Female Population 1,746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andi compares

By the 2011 count Andi is the 15th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 405 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Andi

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

How far is Andi from other places

Andi lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 11 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 Andi
Nearest town Bar Bigha 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Sohsarai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 23 km
District headquarters Nalanda 23 km

Villages closest to Andi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andi village had a population of 3,596. That makes it the 15th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Andi village has 1,850 males and 1,746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andi has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Andi covers 405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andi falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andi is Sohsarai, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andi.

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

Andi is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Bar Bigha is about 9.2 km away. Sohsarai is about 11 km away. Asthawan 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 Desna (under 2 km), Bhikhani Bigha (1.9 km) and Onda (1.9 km).

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

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