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About Andua Village

Andua is a mid sized village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 468 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712122
Area (hectares) 122.1 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 468
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andua compares

By the 2011 count Andua is the 60th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 122.1 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Andua

Andua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Andua from other places

Andua lies about 22 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Pundooah, about 1.8 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 Andua
Nearest town Pandua under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pundooah 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 22 km
District headquarters Hugli 22 km

Villages closest to Andua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II 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 Andua

As per the Census of India 2011, Andua village had a population of 911. That makes it the 60th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Andua village has 468 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andua has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Andua is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andua covers 122.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andua falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Andua is Pundooah, about 1.8 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 village for Andua.

Andua is about 22 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andua is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Pandua is about under 2 km away. Pundooah is about 1.8 km away. Goghat II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shripur (16 km), Hazipur (16 km) and Datpur (18 km).

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

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