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About Andoora Village

Andoora is a mid sized village in Shangus tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,462, made up of 764 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andoora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andoora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Shangus
Pincode 192201
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 1,462
Male Population 764
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andoora compares

By the 2011 count Andoora is the 19th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Andoora

Andoora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andoora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Andoora from other places

Andoora lies about 14 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 14 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 Andoora
Tehsil headquarters Shangus 3.4 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 13 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 14 km
District headquarters Anantnag 14 km

Villages closest to Andoora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andoora village had a population of 1,462. That makes it the 19th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Andoora village has 764 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andoora has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Andoora is 192201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andoora covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andoora falls under Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Andoora is Sadura, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Andoora.

Andoora is about 14 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andoora is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. Shangus is about 3.4 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 13 km away. Sadura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ogje Balan (2.7 km), Nowgam Kothar (3.7 km) and Kriri (5.3 km).

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

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