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About Andrar Village

Andrar is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 298 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andrar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176057
Area (hectares) 77.05 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 298
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andrar compares

By the 2011 count Andrar is the 59th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 77.05 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Andrar

Andrar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andrar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Andrar from other places

Andrar lies about 4.0 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 2.2 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 Andrar
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 2.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 15 km

Villages closest to Andrar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andrar village had a population of 563. That makes it the 59th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Andrar village has 298 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andrar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Andrar is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andrar covers 77.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andrar falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andrar is Kangra Mandir, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andrar.

Andrar is about 4.0 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andrar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 2.2 km away. Kangra is about 4.0 km away. Dharmsala 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 Chakban Dhar (under 2 km), Dhar (under 2 km) and Anjani (2.6 km).

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

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