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About Andar Village

Andar is a mid sized village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 545 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.08 hectares hectares.

Andar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 403.08 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 545
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Andar compares

By the 2011 count Andar is the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 403.08 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Andar

Andar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andar 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 Andar from other places

Andar lies about 45 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Sonagir, 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 Andar
Tehsil headquarters Karera 11 km
Nearest railway station Sonagir 38 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 45 km

Villages closest to Andar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andar village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Andar village has 545 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 857.

Andar covers 403.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andar falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andar is Sonagir, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andar.

Andar is about 45 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andar is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 11 km away. Sonagir is about 38 km away. Shivpuri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansgarh (under 2 km), Khaira Kotiya (2.7 km) and Ramnagar (3.0 km).

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

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