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About Andhar Purwa Village

Andhar Purwa is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,950, made up of 1,041 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271845, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhar Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhar Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271845
Area (hectares) 564.44 hectares
Population 1,950
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andhar Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Andhar Purwa is the 89th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 564.44 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Andhar Purwa

Andhar Purwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Andhar Purwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Andhar Purwa from other places

Andhar Purwa lies about 19 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Kauwapur, about 26 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 Andhar Purwa
Nearest town Bhinga 17 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 21 km
Nearest railway station Kauwapur 26 km

Villages closest to Andhar Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ikauna 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 Andhar Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhar Purwa village had a population of 1,950. That makes it the 89th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Andhar Purwa village has 1,041 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhar Purwa has about 873 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 Andhar Purwa is 271845. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhar Purwa covers 564.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andhar Purwa falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Andhar Purwa is Kauwapur, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Andhar Purwa.

Andhar Purwa is about 19 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhar Purwa is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 17 km away. Shrawasti is about 19 km away. Ikauna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohrniya (7.3 km), Basantpur Bankat (8.2 km) and Sauranpur (8.2 km).

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

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