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About Andheri Village

Andheri is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 435 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andheri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 459 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 435
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Andheri compares

By the 2011 count Andheri is the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Andheri

Andheri 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 Andheri 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andheri from other places

Andheri lies about 3.7 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 40 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 Andheri
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 3.7 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 3.7 km
Nearest town Nāhan 23 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 40 km

Villages closest to Andheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andheri village had a population of 863. That makes it the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Andheri village has 435 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andheri has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Andheri is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andheri covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Andheri falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andheri is Salogra, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Andheri.

Andheri is about 3.7 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andheri is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 3.7 km away. Sirmaur is about 3.7 km away. Nāhan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranphua Jabrog (under 2 km), Ludhiyana (under 2 km) and Sainj (2.1 km).

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

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