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About Sandwa Village

Sandwa is a mid sized village in Nagod tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 479 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.17 hectares hectares.

Sandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Nagod
Area (hectares) 169.17 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 479
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sandwa compares

By the 2011 count Sandwa is the 73rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 169.17 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sandwa

Sandwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sandwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandwa from other places

Sandwa lies about 25 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Satna Junction, about 25 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 Sandwa
Tehsil headquarters Nagod 1.8 km
Nearest town Nāgod 1.8 km
District headquarters Satna 25 km
Nearest railway station Satna Junction 25 km

Villages closest to Sandwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandwa village had a population of 863. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Sandwa village has 479 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandwa has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Sandwa covers 169.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandwa falls under Nagod tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandwa is Satna Junction, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sandwa.

Sandwa is about 25 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandwa is in Nagod tehsil of Satna district. Nagod is about 1.8 km away. Nāgod is about 1.8 km away. Satna is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Bikara (1.7 km) and Barapathar (2.1 km).

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

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