Skip to main content

About Sandrana Village

Sandrana is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 70 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandrana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 70
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandrana compares

By the 2011 count Sandrana is the 164th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Sandrana

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

Sandrana lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Sandrana
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 11 km
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km

Villages closest to Sandrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandrana village had a population of 160. That makes it the 164th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Sandrana village has 70 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandrana has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Sandrana is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandrana covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandrana falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sandrana is Kotdwara, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sandrana.

Sandrana is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandrana is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 11 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwara 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 Dhangli (under 2 km), Bedur Gaon (under 2 km) and Khraka (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.