About Sandoa Village

Sandoa is a mid sized village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 272 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Seoni
Pincode	171018
Area (hectares)	306 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	272
Female Population	294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandoa compares

By the 2011 count Sandoa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1036.

Getting to Sandoa

Sandoa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sandoa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 20 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 Sandoa
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	20 km

Villages closest to Sandoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandoa village had a population of 566. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Sandoa village has 272 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandoa has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sandoa is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandoa covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandoa falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sandoa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sandoa.

Sandoa is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandoa is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.