About Sandhuwa Village

Sandhuwa is a small village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 232 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1004.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandhuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandhuwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345027
Area (hectares)	1004.4 hectares
Population	443
Male Population	232
Female Population	211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandhuwa compares

By the 2011 count Sandhuwa is the 80th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 1004.4 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Sandhuwa

Sandhuwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sandhuwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sandhuwa from other places

Sandhuwa 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 Sandhuwa
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehgarh	12 km
Nearest railway station	Jetha Chandan	58 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	62 km

Villages closest to Sandhuwa

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 Sandhuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandhuwa village had a population of 443. That makes it the 80th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Sandhuwa village has 232 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandhuwa has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

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

Sandhuwa covers 1004.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandhuwa falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sandhuwa 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sandhuwa.

Sandhuwa 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.

Sandhuwa 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.