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About Sandla Village

Sandla is a mid sized village in Bajna tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 491 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.55 hectares hectares.

Sandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Bajna
Area (hectares) 461.55 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 491
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Sandla compares

By the 2011 count Sandla is the 16th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 635 residents. Its 461.55 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sandla

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

Sandla lies about 118 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Sunera Pirkheri, about 42 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
Nearest town Agar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bajna 20 km
Nearest railway station Sunera Pirkheri 42 km
District headquarters Ratlam 118 km

Villages closest to Sandla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bajna 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 947. That makes it the 16th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 635 residents.

Sandla village has 491 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandla has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Sandla covers 461.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandla falls under Bajna tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandla is Sunera Pirkheri, about 42 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 Sandla.

Sandla is about 118 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandla is in Bajna tehsil of Ratlam district. Agar is about 10 km away. Bajna is about 20 km away. Sunera Pirkheri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothariya (9.0 km), Dabar (9.7 km) and Jhamlapada (9.7 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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