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About Andhiyari Village

Andhiyari is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 866 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.58 hectares hectares.

Andhiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhiyari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 585.58 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 866
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
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 Andhiyari compares

By the 2011 count Andhiyari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 585.58 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Andhiyari

Andhiyari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Andhiyari 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 Andhiyari from other places

Andhiyari lies about 42 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 44 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 Andhiyari
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 10 km
Nearest town Begamganj 34 km
District headquarters Raisen 42 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 44 km

Villages closest to Andhiyari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhiyari village had a population of 1,558. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Andhiyari village has 866 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhiyari has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Andhiyari covers 585.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andhiyari falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andhiyari is Sorai, about 44 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 Andhiyari.

Andhiyari is about 42 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhiyari is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 10 km away. Begamganj is about 34 km away. Raisen is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agriya Khurd (under 2 km), Untkata (2.1 km) and Jamaniya Khas (2.4 km).

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

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