About Sakhandra Village

Sakhandra is a large village in Jetpur Pavi tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,800, made up of 1,427 males and 1,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1005.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhandra village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Vadodara
Tehsil	Jetpur Pavi
Pincode	391135
Area (hectares)	1005.91 hectares
Population	2,800
Male Population	1,427
Female Population	1,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhandra compares

By the 2011 count Sakhandra is the 11th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,204 residents. Its 1005.91 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sakhandra

Sakhandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhandra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sakhandra from other places

Sakhandra lies about under 2 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 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 Sakhandra
Tehsil headquarters	Jetpur Pavi	under 2 km
District headquarters	Vadodara	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Pratapnagar	2.0 km

Villages closest to Sakhandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jetpur Pavi 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.

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Common questions about Sakhandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhandra village had a population of 2,800. That makes it the 11th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,204 residents.

Sakhandra village has 1,427 males and 1,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhandra has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sakhandra is 391135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhandra covers 1005.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakhandra falls under Jetpur Pavi tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sakhandra is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sakhandra.

Sakhandra is about under 2 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhandra is in Jetpur Pavi tehsil of Vadodara district. Jetpur Pavi is about under 2 km away. Vadodara is about under 2 km away. Pratapnagar is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.