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About Andhya Village

Andhya is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,669, made up of 876 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.63 hectares hectares.

Andhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 241.63 hectares
Population 1,669
Male Population 876
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Andhya compares

By the 2011 count Andhya is the 261st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 241.63 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Andhya

Andhya 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 Andhya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andhya from other places

Andhya lies about 36 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Mahuawa Khurd, about 16 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 Andhya
Nearest railway station Mahuawa Khurd 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 18 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 18 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 36 km

Villages closest to Andhya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhya village had a population of 1,669. That makes it the 261st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Andhya village has 876 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhya has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Andhya covers 241.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andhya falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andhya is Mahuawa Khurd, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Andhya.

Andhya is about 36 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhya is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Mahuawa Khurd is about 16 km away. Maharajganj is about 18 km away. Mahārāganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (1.5 km), Rampur Meer (1.5 km) and Dhanaha (2.1 km).

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

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