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About Sandwa Village

Sandwa is a large village in Rudauli tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,246, made up of 1,145 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.89 hectares hectares.

Sandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Rudauli
Area (hectares) 223.89 hectares
Population 2,246
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandwa compares

By the 2011 count Sandwa is the 62nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 223.89 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sandwa

Sandwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sandwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandwa from other places

Sandwa lies about 51 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Rauzagaon, 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 Sandwa
Nearest railway station Rauzagaon 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudauli 12 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 33 km
District headquarters Faizabad 51 km

Villages closest to Sandwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandwa village had a population of 2,246. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Sandwa village has 1,145 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandwa has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Sandwa covers 223.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandwa falls under Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sandwa is Rauzagaon, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sandwa.

Sandwa is about 51 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandwa is in Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district. Rauzagaon is about 10 km away. Rudauli is about 12 km away. Zaidpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neora (under 2 km), Rajanpur (under 2 km) and Salarpur (under 2 km).

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

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