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About Sandoh Village

Sandoh is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 161 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,248 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 177006
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 161
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,248
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandoh compares

By the 2011 count Sandoh is the 19th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Sandoh

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

Sandoh lies about 29 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 Sandoh
Nearest town Mandi 13 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 35 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 39 km

Villages closest to Sandoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandoh village had a population of 362. That makes it the 19th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Sandoh village has 161 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandoh has about 1248 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Sandoh is 177006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandoh covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandoh falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandoh is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 village for Sandoh.

Sandoh is about 29 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandoh is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Hamirpur is about 29 km away. Galore is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kardoh (under 2 km), Kashmir (3.0 km) and Khorar (3.2 km).

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

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