About Andharkola Village

Andharkola is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 283 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andharkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andharkola village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	119.1 hectares
Population	582
Male Population	283
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Andharkola compares

By the 2011 count Andharkola is the 158th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 119.1 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Andharkola

Andharkola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Andharkola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Andharkola from other places

Andharkola lies about 144 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 38 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 Andharkola
Nearest town	Chatrā	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	28 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	38 km
District headquarters	Giridih	144 km

Villages closest to Andharkola

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

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Common questions about Andharkola

As per the Census of India 2011, Andharkola village had a population of 582. That makes it the 158th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Andharkola village has 283 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andharkola has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Andharkola is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andharkola covers 119.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andharkola falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Andharkola is Kathautia, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Andharkola.

Andharkola is about 144 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andharkola is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 16 km away. Jamua is about 28 km away. Kathautia is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.