About Sandasu Village

Sandasu is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 127 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandasu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171028
Area (hectares)	74.94 hectares
Population	268
Male Population	127
Female Population	141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,110
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandasu compares

By the 2011 count Sandasu is the 71st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 74.94 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sandasu

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

Sandasu lies about 26 km from Shimla. 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 Sandasu
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	26 km
District headquarters	Shimla	26 km

Villages closest to Sandasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandasu village had a population of 268. That makes it the 71st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Sandasu village has 127 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandasu has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sandasu is 171028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandasu covers 74.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandasu falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sandasu notes the nearest railway station 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 Sandasu.

Sandasu is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandasu is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.