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About Andrah Village

Andrah is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 37 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andrah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andrah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 72.46 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 37
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andrah compares

By the 2011 count Andrah is the 171st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 72.46 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Andrah

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

Andrah lies about 39 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 12 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 Andrah
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 12 km
Nearest town Talwāra 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 39 km

Villages closest to Andrah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andrah village had a population of 73. That makes it the 171st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Andrah village has 37 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andrah has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Andrah is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andrah covers 72.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Andrah falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andrah is Bharmar, about 12 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 village for Andrah.

Andrah is about 39 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andrah is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 7.8 km away. Bharmar is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanara (under 2 km), Ganah (under 2 km) and Kumb Jhikli (under 2 km).

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

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