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About Andura Village

Andura is a large village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,877, made up of 2,001 males and 1,876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1903 hectares hectares.

Andura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andura village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 1903 hectares
Population 3,877
Male Population 2,001
Female Population 1,876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andura compares

By the 2011 count Andura is the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 1903 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Andura

Andura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Andura from other places

Andura lies about 24 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 17 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 Andura
Nearest town Telhāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 17 km
District headquarters Akola 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 26 km

Villages closest to Andura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andura village had a population of 3,877. That makes it the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Andura village has 2,001 males and 1,876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andura has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Andura covers 1903 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andura falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Andura is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Andura.

Andura is about 24 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andura is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Telhāra is about 16 km away. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 17 km away. Akola is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonala (2.2 km), Karanja Ramjanpur (4.1 km) and Naya Andura (4.4 km).

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

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