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About Sandeh Village

Sandeh is a small village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 81 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandeh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandeh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 35.2 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 81
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandeh compares

By the 2011 count Sandeh is the 149th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 35.2 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sandeh

Sandeh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sandeh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sandeh from other places

Sandeh lies about 32 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 28 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 Sandeh
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 28 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 32 km
District headquarters Jammu 32 km

Villages closest to Sandeh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Sandeh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandeh village had a population of 156. That makes it the 149th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Sandeh village has 81 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandeh has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Sandeh is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandeh covers 35.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandeh falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sandeh is Bari Brahman, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sandeh.

Sandeh is about 32 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandeh is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 28 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 30 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nikowal (1.8 km), Chak Nank (3.6 km) and Gharana (5.8 km).

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

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