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About Sandidih Village

Sandidih is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 219 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 333.52 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 219
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sandidih compares

By the 2011 count Sandidih is the 138th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 333.52 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Sandidih

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

How far is Sandidih from other places

Sandidih lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 1.7 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 Sandidih
Nearest railway station Paniajob 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 7.8 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Sandidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandidih village had a population of 413. That makes it the 138th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Sandidih village has 219 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandidih has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Sandidih is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandidih covers 333.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandidih falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sandidih is Paniajob, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance for Sandidih.

Sandidih is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandidih is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Paniajob is about 1.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 7.8 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andi (under 2 km), Bhelwatola (2.1 km) and Barnara Kalan (2.5 km).

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

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