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About Andanur Village

Andanur is a large village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,015, made up of 1,012 males and 1,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577518
Area (hectares) 730.69 hectares
Population 2,015
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 1,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Andanur compares

By the 2011 count Andanur is the 22nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 730.69 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Andanur

Andanur 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 Andanur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andanur from other places

Andanur lies about 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 3.2 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 Andanur
Nearest railway station Sasalu 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 23 km
Nearest town Channagiri 28 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 34 km

Villages closest to Andanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andanur village had a population of 2,015. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Andanur village has 1,012 males and 1,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andanur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Andanur is 577518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andanur covers 730.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andanur falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Andanur is Sasalu, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Andanur is about 34 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andanur is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Sasalu is about 3.2 km away. Holalkere is about 23 km away. Channagiri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ingaladahalli (under 2 km), Hiriyur (1.7 km) and Bande Bommenahalli (2.2 km).

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

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