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About Sandan Village

Sandan is a mid sized village in Ahore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 923 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 947.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Ahore
Pincode 343042
Area (hectares) 947.41 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 923
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sandan compares

By the 2011 count Sandan is the 44th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents. Its 947.41 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Sandan

Sandan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sandan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandan from other places

Sandan lies about 26 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Balwara, about 17 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 Sandan
Nearest railway station Balwara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ahore 23 km
District headquarters Jalor 26 km

Villages closest to Sandan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandan village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 44th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents.

Sandan village has 923 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Sandan is 343042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandan covers 947.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandan falls under Ahore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sandan is Balwara, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sandan.

Sandan is about 26 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandan is in Ahore tehsil of Jalor district. Balwara is about 17 km away. Ahore is about 23 km away. Jalor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baori (3.4 km), Akora Padar (4.1 km) and Kalora Padar (4.1 km).

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

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