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About Sandu Village

Sandu is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 23 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 105.74 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 23
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandu compares

By the 2011 count Sandu is the 491st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 105.74 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Sandu

Sandu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandu from other places

Sandu lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Sandu
Nearest town Srīnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 42 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km

Villages closest to Sandu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandu village had a population of 43. That makes it the 491st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Sandu village has 23 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandu has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Sandu is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandu covers 105.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandu falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sandu is Rishikesh, about 42 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 within <5 km distance for Sandu.

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

Sandu is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 10 km away. Pauri is about 15 km away. Rishikesh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauli (under 2 km), Bhandalu (under 2 km) and Jakher (2.2 km).

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

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