About Andral Village

Andral is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 95 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,579 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andral village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	245
Male Population	95
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,579
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Andral compares

By the 2011 count Andral is the 46th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Andral

Andral is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andral as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Andral from other places

Andral lies about 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Andral
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	4.1 km
District headquarters	Chamba	11 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	40 km

Villages closest to Andral

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

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Common questions about Andral

As per the Census of India 2011, Andral village had a population of 245. That makes it the 46th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Andral village has 95 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andral has about 1579 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Andral is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andral covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andral falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andral is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Andral.

Andral is about 11 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andral is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 4.1 km away. Chamba is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.