About Andana Village

Andana is one of the larger villages in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,291, made up of 2,813 males and 2,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1681 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Moonak
Pincode	148033
Area (hectares)	1681 hectares
Population	5,291
Male Population	2,813
Female Population	2,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Andana compares

By the 2011 count Andana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 1681 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Andana

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

Andana lies about 52 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtan Sahib, 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 Andana
Tehsil headquarters	Moonak	14 km
Nearest railway station	Dhamtan Sahib	14 km
Nearest town	Patran	16 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	52 km

Villages closest to Andana

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

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Common questions about Andana

As per the Census of India 2011, Andana village had a population of 5,291. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Andana village has 2,813 males and 2,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andana has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Andana is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andana covers 1681 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andana falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Andana is Dhamtan Sahib, about 14 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 Andana.

Andana is about 52 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andana is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Moonak is about 14 km away. Dhamtan Sahib is about 14 km away. Patran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.