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About Andi Village

Andi is a large village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,728, made up of 1,363 males and 1,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 991.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 991.68 hectares
Population 2,728
Male Population 1,363
Female Population 1,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Andi compares

By the 2011 count Andi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 991.68 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Andi

Andi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Andi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 1.7 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 Paniajob 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 7.8 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Andi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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 2,728. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Andi village has 1,363 males and 1,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andi has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Andi is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andi covers 991.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andi falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Andi is Paniajob, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Andi.

Andi is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andi is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Paniajob is about 1.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 7.8 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandidih (under 2 km), Bhelwatola (2.1 km) and Barnara Kalan (2.5 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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