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About Sand Village

Sand is a mid sized village in Mandalgarh tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 365 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sand village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Mandalgarh
Pincode 311601
Area (hectares) 207.6 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 365
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sand compares

By the 2011 count Sand is the 61st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 892 residents. Its 207.6 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sand

Sand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sand as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sand from other places

Sand lies about 40 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Sigoli Shyam, about 4.9 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 Sand
Nearest railway station Sigoli Shyam 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandalgarh 6.4 km
Nearest town Māndalgarh 6.4 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 40 km

Villages closest to Sand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sand village had a population of 737. That makes it the 61st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 892 residents.

Sand village has 365 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sand has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sand is 311601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sand covers 207.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sand falls under Mandalgarh tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sand is Sigoli Shyam, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sand.

Sand is about 40 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sand is in Mandalgarh tehsil of Bhilwara district. Sigoli Shyam is about 4.9 km away. Mandalgarh is about 6.4 km away. Māndalgarh is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhand Ka Khera (under 2 km), Bigod (2.8 km) and Jojwa (2.8 km).

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

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