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About Sandi Village

Sandi is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 452 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 324.04 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 452
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandi compares

By the 2011 count Sandi is the 64th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 324.04 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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 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 Sandi from other places

Sandi lies about 35 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 30 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
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 3.1 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 30 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 35 km

Villages closest to Sandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khairagarh 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 949. That makes it the 64th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Sandi village has 452 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandi has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sandi is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandi covers 324.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandi falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sandi is Murhipar, about 30 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 Sandi.

Sandi is about 35 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandi is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 3.1 km away. Khairāgarh is about 3.1 km away. Murhipar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudhipar (under 2 km), Mudpar (under 2 km) and Amalipara (1.9 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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