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About Andi Village

Andi is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,718, made up of 848 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 463.91 hectares
Population 1,718
Male Population 848
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andi compares

By the 2011 count Andi is the 19th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 463.91 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Andi

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

Andi lies about 82 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Pendra Road, about 16 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 railway station Pendra Road 16 km
Nearest town Pasān 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 82 km

Villages closest to Andi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marwahi 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 1,718. That makes it the 19th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Andi village has 848 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andi has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Andi is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andi covers 463.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andi falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Andi is Pendra Road, about 16 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Andi.

Andi is about 82 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andi is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pendra Road is about 16 km away. Pasān is about 16 km away. Marwahi 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 Dongratola (under 2 km), Nagawahi (4.5 km) and Patharra (5.4 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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