| Official Name: | Andar Char |
| Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Barisal Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Patuakhali District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
| Subdivision Name3: | Galachipa |
| Subdivision Type4: | Union council |
| Subdivision Name4: | Char Montaz |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1609 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 22.8667°N 121°W |
Andar Char is a village in Patuakhali District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.[1] It is a char, i.e. an island formed by the continuous shifting of the river, located in the western Bay of Bengal.[2] It forms a mauza along with the village of Kabiraj Para.[3] As of 2011, the village's population is 1,609 people, in 348 households.[3]
On 7 May 2003, Andar Char was the site of a pirate attack against 27 fishing trawlers.[4] The boats were in the bay when they were boarded by armed pirates, and the fishermen involved lost their catch, their nets, and other valuables.[4] 11 fishermen who attempted to resist were thrown overboard; 7 of them drowned and the other 4 were rescued by other fishermen.[4]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Andar Char has a population of 1,609 people, in 348 households, with an average household size of 4.6 people.[3] The population includes 830 males and 779 females, with a corresponding sex ratio of 107.[3] The village's literacy rate is 63.9%, including 63.8% among males and 64.1% among females.[3] 1,589 of the village's residents are Muslim and 20 are Hindu.[3] A total of 42.0% of the village's residents are age 0 through 19.[3] The village has a total workforce of 99 people, including 93 men and 6 women; all the women and all but two of the men are employed in agriculture.[3] The remaining two men are employed in the service sector.[3] In addition, 76 women were counted as primarily engaged in household work.[3]
Of the village's 348 households, a majority (67.2%) are kutcha structures, with another 28.7% being jhupri and the remaining 4.0% being semi-pucca (none were fully pucca).[3] 21.8% of households had sanitary toilets with water seal, 47.4% had sanitary toilets with no water seal, 26.1% had non-sanitary toilets, and the remaining 4.6% had no toilets.[3] All households obtained drinking water via tube well, and likewise all households were owned instead of rented.[3]