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About Andu Village

Andu is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 563 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 296.94 hectares
Population 1,105
Male Population 563
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andu compares

By the 2011 count Andu is the 67th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 296.94 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Andu

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

Andu lies about 56 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 24 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 Andu
Nearest town Bemetāra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Berla 13 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 24 km
District headquarters Durg 56 km

Villages closest to Andu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andu village had a population of 1,105. That makes it the 67th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Andu village has 563 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andu has about 963 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Andu is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andu covers 296.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andu falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Andu is Tilda-Neora, about 24 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 Andu.

Andu is about 56 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andu is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Bemetāra is about 13 km away. Berla is about 13 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarda (under 2 km), Singdehi (under 2 km) and Atargadhi (1.8 km).

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

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