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About Sanda Village

Sanda is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 434 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,323 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 1,008
Male Population 434
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,323
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sanda compares

By the 2011 count Sanda is the 336th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sanda

The census records public bus service for Sanda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanda from other places

Sanda lies about 37 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 10 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 Sanda
Tehsil headquarters Handia 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 10 km
Nearest town Phulpur 17 km
District headquarters Allahabad 37 km

Villages closest to Sanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanda village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 336th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Sanda village has 434 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanda has about 1323 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sanda is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanda covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanda falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanda is Handia Khas, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sanda.

Sanda is about 37 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanda is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 9.5 km away. Handia Khas is about 10 km away. Phulpur 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 Gopalipur (under 2 km), Masarhi (under 2 km) and Mavaiya Turkani (1.7 km).

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

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