About Andhana Village

Andhana is one of the larger villages in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,800, made up of 4,567 males and 4,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares.

Andhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Noorsarai
Area (hectares)	388 hectares
Population	8,800
Male Population	4,567
Female Population	4,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Andhana compares

By the 2011 count Andhana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Andhana

Andhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Andhana from other places

Andhana lies about 5.2 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Noorsarai, about 2.9 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 Andhana
Nearest railway station	Noorsarai	2.9 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	5.2 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	9.4 km

Villages closest to Andhana

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

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Common questions about Andhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhana village had a population of 8,800. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Andhana village has 4,567 males and 4,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhana has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Andhana covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Andhana falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andhana is Noorsarai, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Andhana.

Andhana is about 5.2 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhana is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 2.9 km away. Nalanda is about 5.2 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.