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About Andara Village

Andara is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 66 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 22.04 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 66
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andara compares

By the 2011 count Andara is the 183rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 22.04 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Andara

Andara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andara from other places

Andara lies about 16 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Andara
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 5.0 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 43 km

Villages closest to Andara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andara village had a population of 142. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Andara village has 66 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andara has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Andara is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andara covers 22.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andara falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andara is Amb Andaura, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andara.

Andara is about 16 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andara is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 5.0 km away. Hamirpur is about 16 km away. Amb Andaura 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 Jangli (under 2 km), Palasi (under 2 km) and Amrota (under 2 km).

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

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