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About Sandi Village

Sandi is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,037, made up of 1,033 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 800.38 hectares
Population 2,037
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sandi compares

By the 2011 count Sandi is the 49th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 800.38 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sandi

Sandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sandi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandi from other places

Sandi lies about 28 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 6.0 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 Sandi
Nearest railway station Lakholi 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 9.1 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 28 km

Villages closest to Sandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandi village had a population of 2,037. That makes it the 49th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Sandi village has 1,033 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sandi is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandi covers 800.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandi falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sandi is Lakholi, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sandi.

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

Sandi is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 6.0 km away. Arang is about 9.1 km away. Mahāsamund is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nara (1.9 km), Bhansoj (2.6 km) and Kukra (2.9 km).

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

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