About Andhwi Village

Andhwi is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 202 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhwi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhwi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171225
Area (hectares)	92.44 hectares
Population	398
Male Population	202
Female Population	196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Andhwi compares

By the 2011 count Andhwi is the 15th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 92.44 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Andhwi

Andhwi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andhwi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Alawang, Anu, Araihla and Badrahana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Andhwi

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhwi village had a population of 398. That makes it the 15th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Andhwi village has 202 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhwi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Andhwi is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhwi covers 92.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andhwi falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Andhwi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Andhwi.

Andhwi is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.