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About Andrapa Village

Andrapa is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 337 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andrapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andrapa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 228.73 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 337
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andrapa compares

By the 2011 count Andrapa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 228.73 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Andrapa

Andrapa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Andrapa as Available within 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 Andrapa from other places

Andrapa lies about 59 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 72 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 Andrapa
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 32 km
Nearest town Almora 36 km
District headquarters Chamoli 59 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 72 km

Villages closest to Andrapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andrapa village had a population of 775. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Andrapa village has 337 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andrapa has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Andrapa is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andrapa covers 228.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andrapa falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Andrapa is Kathgodam, about 72 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Andrapa.

Andrapa is about 59 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andrapa is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 32 km away. Almora is about 36 km away. Chamoli is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Timil Gair (3.4 km), Rithiya (4.1 km) and Rithola (4.1 km).

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

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