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About Sanda Village

Sanda is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,384, made up of 679 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 438.49 hectares
Population 1,384
Male Population 679
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanda compares

By the 2011 count Sanda is the 18th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 438.49 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sanda

Sanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sanda from other places

Sanda lies about 3.5 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 36 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
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 36 km

Villages closest to Sanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 1,384. That makes it the 18th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Sanda village has 679 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanda has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sanda is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanda covers 438.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanda falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sanda is Raigarh, about 36 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Sanda.

Sanda is about 3.5 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanda is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 3.5 km away. Raigarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaprapali (under 2 km), Hathilapali (under 2 km) and Jhanakpur (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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