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About Sandara Village

Sandara is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 121 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 41.27 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 121
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Sandara compares

By the 2011 count Sandara is the 60th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 41.27 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 979.

Getting to Sandara

Sandara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandara 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 Sandara from other places

Sandara lies about 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Sandara
Nearest town Sundarnagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 22 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 36 km

Villages closest to Sandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandara village had a population of 237. That makes it the 60th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Sandara village has 121 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandara has about 959 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Sandara is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandara covers 41.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandara falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandara is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Sandara.

Sandara is about 36 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandara is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Nihri is about 22 km away. Summer Hill is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhungi (under 2 km), Dhamasan (under 2 km) and Obra (1.5 km).

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

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