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About Sanda Village

Sanda is one of the larger villages in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,675, made up of 4,005 males and 3,670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Pincode 804452
Area (hectares) 524 hectares
Population 7,675
Male Population 4,005
Female Population 3,670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sanda compares

By the 2011 count Sanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sanda

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

How far is Sanda from other places

Sanda lies about 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 3.9 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 Sanda
Nearest railway station Taregna 3.9 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 5.7 km
District headquarters Patna 28 km

Villages closest to Sanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanda village had a population of 7,675. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Sanda village has 4,005 males and 3,670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanda has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Sanda is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanda covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanda falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanda is Taregna, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sanda.

Sanda is about 28 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanda is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Taregna is about 3.9 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 4.4 km away. Dhanarua is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chistipur (under 2 km), Daualatpur (under 2 km) and Chanaki (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sanda today is likely to be higher.

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