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About Andlu Village

Andlu is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,635, made up of 1,393 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andlu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141108
Area (hectares) 750 hectares
Population 2,635
Male Population 1,393
Female Population 1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Andlu compares

By the 2011 count Andlu is the 20th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 750 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Andlu

Andlu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andlu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andlu from other places

Andlu lies about 31 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ahmedgarh, about 14 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 Andlu
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 8.5 km
Nearest town Rāikot 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Ahmedgarh 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 31 km

Villages closest to Andlu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andlu village had a population of 2,635. That makes it the 20th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Andlu village has 1,393 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andlu has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Andlu is 141108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andlu covers 750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andlu falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Andlu is Ahmedgarh, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Andlu.

Andlu is about 31 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andlu is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 8.5 km away. Rāikot is about 8.5 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaini Darera (1.6 km), Basraon (2.0 km) and Tungaheri (2.6 km).

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

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