About Sandha Village

Sandha is a small village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 179 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1728 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandha village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345027
Area (hectares)	1728 hectares
Population	363
Male Population	179
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandha compares

By the 2011 count Sandha is the 86th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 1728 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 851.

Getting to Sandha

Sandha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandha from other places

Sandha lies about 62 km from Jaisalmer, 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 Sandha
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehgarh	12 km
Nearest railway station	Jetha Chandan	58 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	62 km

Villages closest to Sandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandha village had a population of 363. That makes it the 86th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Sandha village has 179 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandha has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Sandha is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandha covers 1728 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandha falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sandha is Jetha Chandan, about 58 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sandha.

Sandha is about 62 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandha is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 12 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.