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About Sandar Village

Sandar is a large village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,716, made up of 1,431 males and 1,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184201
Area (hectares) 1549 hectares
Population 2,716
Male Population 1,431
Female Population 1,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Sandar compares

By the 2011 count Sandar is the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 1549 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Sandar

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

Sandar lies about 24 km from Bashohli, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 38 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 Sandar
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 38 km
Nearest town Chamba 40 km

Villages closest to Sandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandar village had a population of 2,716. That makes it the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Sandar village has 1,431 males and 1,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Sandar is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandar covers 1549 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.

Sandar falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sandar is Kathua, about 38 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 Sandar.

Sandar is about 24 km from Bashohli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandar is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 24 km away. Kathua is about 38 km away. Chamba is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoral (7.5 km), Jhankar (11 km) and Kagrod (11 km).

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

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