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About Andheri Village

Andheri is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 250 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140110
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 250
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Andheri compares

By the 2011 count Andheri is the 134th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 875.

Getting to Andheri

Andheri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andheri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andheri from other places

Andheri lies about 19 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, about 6.3 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 Andheri
Nearest town Kūrāli 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Kurali 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 9.4 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 19 km

Villages closest to Andheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andheri village had a population of 452. That makes it the 134th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Andheri village has 250 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andheri has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Andheri is 140110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andheri covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andheri falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Andheri is Kurali, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andheri.

Andheri is about 19 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andheri is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kūrāli is about 5.8 km away. Kurali is about 6.3 km away. Kharar is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sheikhpura (under 2 km), Chandpur (under 2 km) and Khairpur (under 2 km).

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

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