About Andhua Village

Andhua is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,090, made up of 2,107 males and 1,983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742212
Area (hectares)	212.25 hectares
Population	4,090
Male Population	2,107
Female Population	1,983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Andhua compares

By the 2011 count Andhua is the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 212.25 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Andhua

Andhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Andhua 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andhua from other places

Andhua lies about 75 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Ballalpur, about under 2 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 Andhua
Nearest railway station	Ballalpur	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	5.7 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	75 km

Villages closest to Andhua

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

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Common questions about Andhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhua village had a population of 4,090. That makes it the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Andhua village has 2,107 males and 1,983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhua has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Andhua is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andhua covers 212.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Andhua falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Andhua is Ballalpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Andhua.

Andhua is about 75 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhua is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Ballalpur is about under 2 km away. Farakka is about 5.7 km away. Murshidabad is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.