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About Andhiyarkhor Village

Andhiyarkhor is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 753 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhiyarkhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhiyarkhor village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 439.45 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 753
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andhiyarkhor compares

By the 2011 count Andhiyarkhor is the 31st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 439.45 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Andhiyarkhor

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

Andhiyarkhor lies about 79 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 34 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 Andhiyarkhor
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 7.5 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 34 km
District headquarters Durg 79 km

Villages closest to Andhiyarkhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhiyarkhor village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 31st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Andhiyarkhor village has 753 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhiyarkhor has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Andhiyarkhor is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhiyarkhor covers 439.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andhiyarkhor falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Andhiyarkhor is Hathbandh, about 34 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 Andhiyarkhor.

Andhiyarkhor is about 79 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhiyarkhor is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 7.5 km away. Bemetāra is about 15 km away. Hathbandh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andhiyar Khore (under 2 km), Barbaspur (2.1 km) and Jeora (2.3 km).

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

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