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About Andheri Village

Andheri is a mid sized village in Sangrur tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 533 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sangrur
Pincode 148001
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 533
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Andheri compares

By the 2011 count Andheri is the 86th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 883.

Getting to Andheri

Andheri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Andheri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 4.0 km from Sangrūr, and the nearest railway station is Sangrur, about 3.3 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 railway station Sangrur 3.3 km
Nearest town Sangrūr 4.0 km

Villages closest to Andheri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sangrur 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 1,005. That makes it the 86th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents.

Andheri village has 533 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andheri has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Andheri is 148001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andheri covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andheri falls under Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Andheri is Sangrur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Andheri.

Andheri is about 4.0 km from Sangrūr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andheri is in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district. Sangrur is about 3.3 km away. Sangrūr is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banganwali (2.6 km), Khilrian (2.7 km) and Changal (2.7 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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