About Andar Village

Andar is one of the larger villages in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,273, made up of 3,650 males and 3,623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares.

Andar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Andar
Area (hectares)	213 hectares
Population	7,273
Male Population	3,650
Female Population	3,623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Andar compares

By the 2011 count Andar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Andar

Andar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Andar from other places

Andar lies about 14 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 14 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 Andar
Nearest railway station	Siwan Junction	14 km
District headquarters	Siwan	14 km
Nearest town	Siwān	14 km

Villages closest to Andar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andar village had a population of 7,273. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Andar village has 3,650 males and 3,623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Andar covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Andar falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Andar is Siwan Junction, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Andar.

Andar is about 14 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andar is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 14 km away. Siwan is about 14 km away. Siwān is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.