Skip to main content

About Andharia Village

Andharia is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 185 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 90.06 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 185
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andharia compares

By the 2011 count Andharia is the 128th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 90.06 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Andharia

Andharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andharia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amakunda, Ambakra, Arjjunia and Arra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Andharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Andharia village had a population of 353. That makes it the 128th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Andharia village has 185 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andharia has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Andharia is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andharia covers 90.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andharia falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Andharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Andharia.

Andharia is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All