Village · Gairatganj, Raisen
# Andhiyari

Andhiyari is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,558 people in 341 households, the 8th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.
- 1,558 people (2011)
- 341 households
- 79.9% literacy
- 799 females per 1,000 males

## Andhiyari PIN code and other codes

Andhiyari falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Gairatganj
- Census village code 483908

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Andhiyari from nearby towns?
- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 64 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town) 11 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Andhiyari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Andhiyari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raisen
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Andhiyari known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 47% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Andhiyari

Of every 100 households in Andhiyari in 2011, 78 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Andhiyari · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 78% 74%
- Toilet within the home 4% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 86%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 17% 26%
- Television 24% 24%
- Mobile phone 36% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 41%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Andhiyari?

■ Andhiyari · ■ Gairatganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.9% 78.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 799 897
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 664 941
- Working population 49.4% 44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 67.9% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 275 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 106 (14%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 12 (2%) · ■ Marginal 373 (49%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gairatganj
- Kishanpur 2,481 people
- Mudiya Kheda 1,800 people
- Rampura Kalan 1,799 people
- Sodarpur 1,678 people
- Chandpur 1,539 people
- Rajpura 1,489 people
- Jujharpur 1,420 people
- Tehri 1,266 people

All 169 villages in Gairatganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Andhiyari from Raisen? 64 km by road
- What is the population of Andhiyari? 1,558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andhiyari in? Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Andhiyari? 79.9% (Census 2011)

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