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About Sandhea Village

Sandhea is a mid sized village in Bishunpura tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 689 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandhea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandhea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bishunpura
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 260.43 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 689
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandhea compares

By the 2011 count Sandhea is the 9th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 260.43 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sandhea

Sandhea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandhea as Available within 10+ 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 Sandhea from other places

Sandhea lies about 21 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, 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 Sandhea
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpura 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Ramna 10 km
District headquarters Garhwa 21 km

Villages closest to Sandhea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandhea village had a population of 1,343. That makes it the 9th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Sandhea village has 689 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandhea has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sandhea is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandhea covers 260.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandhea falls under Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sandhea is Ramna, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sandhea.

Sandhea is about 21 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandhea is in Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district. Bishunpura is about 1.9 km away. Ramna is about 10 km away. Garhwa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpura (1.9 km), Patagara Kalan (2.6 km) and Kochea (3.0 km).

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

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