About Sona Sandha Village

Sona Sandha is a small village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 153 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sona Sandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona Sandha village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Sheo
Pincode	344501
Area (hectares)	428.6 hectares
Population	302
Male Population	153
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sona Sandha compares

By the 2011 count Sona Sandha is the 258th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 428.6 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Sona Sandha

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

Sona Sandha lies about 82 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Jetha Chandan, about 58 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 Sona Sandha
Tehsil headquarters	Sheo	32 km
Nearest railway station	Jetha Chandan	58 km
Nearest town	Jaisalmer	62 km
District headquarters	Barmer	82 km

Villages closest to Sona Sandha

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

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Common questions about Sona Sandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona Sandha village had a population of 302. That makes it the 258th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Sona Sandha village has 153 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona Sandha has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Sona Sandha is 344501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sona Sandha covers 428.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sona Sandha falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sona Sandha is Jetha Chandan, about 58 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 Sona Sandha.

Sona Sandha is about 82 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sona Sandha is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 32 km away. Jetha Chandan is about 58 km away. Jaisalmer is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.