About Sandwar Village

Sandwar is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 160 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	292.31 hectares
Population	331
Male Population	160
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandwar compares

By the 2011 count Sandwar is the 34th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 292.31 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sandwar

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

Sandwar lies about 40 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 38 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 Sandwar
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	38 km
District headquarters	Chamba	40 km

Villages closest to Sandwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandwar village had a population of 331. That makes it the 34th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Sandwar village has 160 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandwar has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sandwar is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandwar covers 292.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandwar falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandwar is Kathua, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sandwar.

Sandwar is about 40 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandwar is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 26 km away. Kathua is about 38 km away. Chamba is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.