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About Sand Village

Sand is a mid sized village in Nimbahera tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 394 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sand village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Nimbahera
Pincode 312613
Area (hectares) 826 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 394
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sand compares

By the 2011 count Sand is the 66th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 826 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Sand

Sand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sand as Available within <5 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 Sand from other places

Sand lies about 18 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Shambhupura, about 8.9 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 Shambhupura 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimbahera 17 km
Nearest town Nīmbāhera 17 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 18 km

Villages closest to Sand

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nimbahera 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 777. That makes it the 66th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Sand village has 394 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sand has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Sand is 312613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sand covers 826 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sand falls under Nimbahera tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sand is Shambhupura, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance for Sand.

Sand is about 18 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sand is in Nimbahera tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Shambhupura is about 8.9 km away. Nimbahera is about 17 km away. Nīmbāhera is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shergarh (2.9 km), Payari (2.9 km) and Dhanora (5.7 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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