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About Andreta Village

Andreta is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 543 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andreta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andreta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 91.41 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 543
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Andreta compares

By the 2011 count Andreta is the 26th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 91.41 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Andreta

Andreta 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 Andreta 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 Andreta from other places

Andreta lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, 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 Andreta
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 8.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km

Villages closest to Andreta

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 Andreta

As per the Census of India 2011, Andreta village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 26th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Andreta village has 543 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andreta has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Andreta is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andreta covers 91.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Andreta is Panchrukhi, about 2.2 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 Andreta.

Andreta is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andreta is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 2.2 km away. Palampur is about 8.7 km away. Kangra 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 Chakban Andreta (under 2 km), Gadiar Pat (under 2 km) and Chhatar (under 2 km).

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

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