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About Andawan Village

Andawan is a mid sized village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 764 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.05 hectares hectares.

Andawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 180.05 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 764
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Andawan compares

By the 2011 count Andawan is the 89th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 180.05 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Andawan

Andawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andawan 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 Andawan from other places

Andawan lies about 23 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 5.0 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 Andawan
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 5.0 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 8.2 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 23 km

Villages closest to Andawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andawan village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 89th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Andawan village has 764 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andawan has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Andawan covers 180.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andawan falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andawan is Pokhrayan, about 5.0 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 Andawan.

Andawan is about 23 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andawan is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Pokhrayan is about 5.0 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 5.1 km away. Bhognipur is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haidarpur (under 2 km), Dobha (under 2 km) and Hansemau (under 2 km).

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

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