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About Andharia Village

Andharia is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 385 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700145, 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 Sonarpur
Pincode 700145
Area (hectares) 52.07 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 385
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Andharia compares

By the 2011 count Andharia is the 59th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 52.07 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Andharia

Andharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Andharia 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 Andharia from other places

Andharia lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Andharia
Nearest railway station Baruipur Junction 2.8 km
Nearest town Baruipur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 7.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Andharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 759. That makes it the 59th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Andharia village has 385 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andharia has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Andharia is 700145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andharia covers 52.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Andharia is Baruipur Junction, about 2.8 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 Andharia.

Andharia is about 24 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 Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baruipur Junction is about 2.8 km away. Baruipur is about 2.9 km away. Sonarpur is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhaballavpur (under 2 km), Langalber (under 2 km) and Gobindapur (1.6 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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