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About Andiya Village

Andiya is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 379 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.84 hectares hectares.

Andiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 167.84 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 379
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andiya compares

By the 2011 count Andiya is the 62nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 167.84 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Andiya

Andiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Andiya from other places

Andiya lies about 15 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Niwar, about 12 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 Andiya
Nearest railway station Niwar 12 km
District headquarters Katni 15 km
Nearest town Murwāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 20 km

Villages closest to Andiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andiya village had a population of 729. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Andiya village has 379 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andiya has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Andiya covers 167.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andiya falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andiya is Niwar, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andiya.

Andiya is about 15 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andiya is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Niwar is about 12 km away. Katni is about 15 km away. Murwāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaimori (1.8 km), Ghoghra (3.2 km) and Badhaiya Khera (4.6 km).

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

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