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About Anda Village

Anda is a mid sized village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 509 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 393 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 509
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anda compares

By the 2011 count Anda is the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 393 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Anda

Anda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Anda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anda from other places

Anda lies about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 29 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 Anda
Nearest town Būndu 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 22 km
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 29 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 31 km

Villages closest to Anda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anda village had a population of 977. That makes it the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Anda village has 509 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anda has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Anda is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anda covers 393 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anda falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Anda is Tiraldih, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Anda is about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anda is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Būndu is about 20 km away. Nimdih is about 22 km away. Tiraldih is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barughutu Alias Pathardih (8.6 km), Gopalpur (8.8 km) and Bandu (9.1 km).

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

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