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About Sandla Village

Sandla is a large village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,399, made up of 2,252 males and 2,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2366.11 hectares hectares.

Sandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 2366.11 hectares
Population 4,399
Male Population 2,252
Female Population 2,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandla compares

By the 2011 count Sandla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 2366.11 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Sandla

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

Sandla lies about 53 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Pritam Nagar, about 19 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 Sandla
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 11 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 11 km
Nearest railway station Pritam Nagar 19 km
District headquarters Dhar 53 km

Villages closest to Sandla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandla village had a population of 4,399. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Sandla village has 2,252 males and 2,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandla has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Sandla covers 2366.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandla falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandla is Pritam Nagar, about 19 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 village for Sandla.

Sandla is about 53 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandla is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 11 km away. Badnāwar is about 11 km away. Pritam Nagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lili Khedi (2.5 km), Tilgara (2.7 km) and Kheda (5.3 km).

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

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