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About Andola Village

Andola is a large village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,367, made up of 1,173 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 513.31 hectares
Population 2,367
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andola compares

By the 2011 count Andola is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 513.31 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 1008.

Getting to Andola

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

Andola lies about 25 km from Sarangarh, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 30 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 Andola
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 25 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 30 km

Villages closest to Andola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andola village had a population of 2,367. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Andola village has 1,173 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andola has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Andola is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andola covers 513.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andola falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Andola is Raigarh, about 30 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 Andola.

Andola is about 25 km from Sarangarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andola is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 25 km away. Raigarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Bhantha (2.7 km), Dandaidih (6.1 km) and Bargaon (8.0 km).

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

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