About Sandh Village

Sandh is a large village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,800, made up of 1,974 males and 1,826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares.

Sandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Karai Parsurai
Area (hectares)	226 hectares
Population	3,800
Male Population	1,974
Female Population	1,826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandh compares

By the 2011 count Sandh is the 5th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sandh

Sandh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sandh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandh from other places

Sandh lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarthua, about 4.3 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 Sandh
Nearest railway station	Sarthua	4.3 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karai Parsurai	25 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	25 km

Villages closest to Sandh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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.

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Common questions about Sandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandh village had a population of 3,800. That makes it the 5th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Sandh village has 1,974 males and 1,826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandh has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Sandh covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sandh falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sandh is Sarthua, about 4.3 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 - 10 km distance for Sandh.

Sandh is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandh is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarthua is about 4.3 km away. Hilsa is about 8.5 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.