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About Andora Village

Andora is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 470 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.48 hectares hectares.

Andora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 678.48 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 470
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
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 Andora compares

By the 2011 count Andora is the 76th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 678.48 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Andora

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

Andora lies about 63 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Sonagir, about 20 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 Andora
Nearest railway station Sonagir 20 km
Nearest town Datia 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 31 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 63 km

Villages closest to Andora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andora village had a population of 861. That makes it the 76th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Andora village has 470 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andora has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 836.

Andora covers 678.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Andora falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andora is Sonagir, about 20 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 Andora.

Andora is about 63 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andora is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Sonagir is about 20 km away. Datia is about 24 km away. Narwar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipahadi (under 2 km), Jargawan Sani (2.1 km) and Sunari (2.5 km).

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

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