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About Andhari Village

Andhari is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 49 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.11 hectares hectares.

Andhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Area (hectares) 27.11 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 49
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andhari compares

By the 2011 count Andhari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 27.11 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 993.

Getting to Andhari

Andhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andhari as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andhari from other places

Andhari lies about 98 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Baruipur Junction, about 2.8 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 Andhari
Nearest railway station Baruipur Junction 2.8 km
Nearest town Baruipur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 27 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 98 km

Villages closest to Andhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andhari village had a population of 95. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Andhari village has 49 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andhari has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Andhari covers 27.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andhari falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Andhari is Baruipur Junction, about 2.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andhari.

Andhari is about 98 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andhari is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Baruipur Junction is about 2.8 km away. Baruipur is about 2.9 km away. Sankrail is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srirampur (2.3 km), Angarnali (4.1 km) and Gaighata (4.4 km).

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

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