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About Sandi Village

Sandi is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 456 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.55 hectares hectares.

Sandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 85.55 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 456
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandi compares

By the 2011 count Sandi is the 206th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 85.55 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sandi

Sandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sandi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Sandi from other places

Sandi lies about 50 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 7.4 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 Sandi
Nearest railway station Manda Road 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 8.4 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 37 km
District headquarters Allahabad 50 km

Villages closest to Sandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandi village had a population of 864. That makes it the 206th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Sandi village has 456 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Sandi covers 85.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandi falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandi is Manda Road, about 7.4 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 for Sandi.

Sandi is about 50 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandi is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Manda Road is about 7.4 km away. Meja is about 8.4 km away. Gyānpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baksandi (under 2 km), Uman (under 2 km) and Misirpur (under 2 km).

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

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