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About Andhi Village

Andhi is a mid sized village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 303 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Olpad
Pincode 394540
Area (hectares) 469.89 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 303
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Andhi compares

By the 2011 count Andhi is the 84th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 469.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Andhi

Andhi 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 Andhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Andhi from other places

Andhi lies about 15 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Sayan, about 7.0 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 Andhi
Nearest railway station Sayan 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Olpad 7.5 km
District headquarters Surat 15 km

Villages closest to Andhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhi village had a population of 623. That makes it the 84th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Andhi village has 303 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhi has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Andhi is 394540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhi covers 469.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Andhi falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Andhi is Sayan, about 7.0 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andhi.

Andhi is about 15 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhi is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Sayan is about 7.0 km away. Olpad is about 7.5 km away. Surat is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandhiyer (under 2 km), Delad (5.3 km) and Sayan (6.1 km).

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

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