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About Sandhir Village

Sandhir is one of the larger villages in Nilokheri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,569, made up of 3,479 males and 3,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1042 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandhir village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Nilokheri
Pincode 132117
Area (hectares) 1042 hectares
Population 6,569
Male Population 3,479
Female Population 3,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sandhir compares

By the 2011 count Sandhir is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents. Its 1042 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Sandhir

Sandhir is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sandhir as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandhir from other places

Sandhir lies about 17 km from Karnal. 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 Sandhir
Tehsil headquarters Nilokheri 4.0 km
Nearest town Tirāwari 6.2 km
District headquarters Karnal 17 km

Villages closest to Sandhir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandhir village had a population of 6,569. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents.

Sandhir village has 3,479 males and 3,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandhir has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Sandhir is 132117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandhir covers 1042 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandhir falls under Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The census record for Sandhir notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Sandhir is about 17 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandhir is in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district. Nilokheri is about 4.0 km away. Tirāwari is about 6.2 km away. Karnal is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajgarh (under 2 km), Amargarh (1.5 km) and Padhana (3.2 km).

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

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