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About Sandoa Village

Sandoa is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 166 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandoa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175028
Area (hectares) 62.16 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 166
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandoa compares

By the 2011 count Sandoa is the 77th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 62.16 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sandoa

Sandoa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandoa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sandoa from other places

Sandoa lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 52 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 Sandoa
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 4.1 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 19 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 52 km

Villages closest to Sandoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandoa village had a population of 329. That makes it the 77th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Sandoa village has 166 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandoa has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sandoa is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandoa covers 62.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandoa falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandoa is Buffer Stop, about 52 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sandoa.

Sandoa is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandoa is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 4.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dan (under 2 km), Sadan (under 2 km) and Gohar (under 2 km).

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

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