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About Andharia Village

Andharia is a mid sized village in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 325 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 152.33 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 325
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 152.33 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andharia from other places

Andharia lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 19 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 Andharia
Nearest railway station Baharu 19 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 32 km

Villages closest to Andharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andharia village had a population of 646. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Andharia village has 325 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andharia has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Andharia is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andharia covers 152.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andharia falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Andharia is Baharu, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Andharia.

Andharia is about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andharia is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 19 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaharania (under 2 km), Ambikanagar (1.6 km) and Dongajora (1.7 km).

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.

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