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About Andror Village

Andror is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 94 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andror Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andror village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176087
Area (hectares) 59.52 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 94
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Andror compares

By the 2011 count Andror is the 269th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 59.52 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Andror

Andror 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 Andror 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andror from other places

Andror lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 4.5 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 Andror
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km

Villages closest to Andror

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andror village had a population of 212. That makes it the 269th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Andror village has 94 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andror has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Andror is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andror covers 59.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andror falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andror is Panchrukhi, about 4.5 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 village for Andror.

Andror is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andror is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 4.5 km away. Palampur is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikkar Khas (under 2 km), Tapa (under 2 km) and Gagahan (under 2 km).

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

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