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About Sandli Village

Sandli is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 31 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 484 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 31
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 484
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandli compares

By the 2011 count Sandli is the 230th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sandli

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

Sandli lies about 28 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Sandli
Tehsil headquarters Arki 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 10 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
District headquarters Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Sandli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandli village had a population of 46. That makes it the 230th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Sandli village has 31 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandli has about 484 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sandli is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandli covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandli falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandli is Jutogh, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sandli.

Sandli is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandli is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 6.3 km away. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dochi (under 2 km), Dohchi (under 2 km) and Bangora (under 2 km).

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

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