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About Sandwa Village

Sandwa is a mid sized village in Pusad tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 891 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Pusad
Pincode 445215
Area (hectares) 1219 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 891
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sandwa compares

By the 2011 count Sandwa is the 42nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 1219 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sandwa

Sandwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sandwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 83 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Nandapur, about 46 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 Pusad 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Nandapur 46 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 83 km

Villages closest to Sandwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pusad 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 1,813. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Sandwa village has 891 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandwa has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sandwa is 445215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandwa covers 1219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandwa falls under Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sandwa is Nandapur, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sandwa.

Sandwa is about 83 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandwa is in Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pusad is about 6.7 km away. Nandapur is about 46 km away. Yavatmal is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warwat (under 2 km), Shelu Bk (under 2 km) and Vasantpur (1.9 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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