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About Sandankot Village

Sandankot is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 149 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,376 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandankot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 150.19 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 149
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,376
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 Sandankot compares

By the 2011 count Sandankot is the 26th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 150.19 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Sandankot

Sandankot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandankot 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 Sandankot from other places

Sandankot lies about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Sandankot
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 10 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km

Villages closest to Sandankot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandankot village had a population of 354. That makes it the 26th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Sandankot village has 149 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandankot has about 1376 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Sandankot is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandankot covers 150.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandankot falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sandankot is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Sandankot.

Sandankot is about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandankot is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 10 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (under 2 km), Kothiya (under 2 km) and Lawaigaon (2.2 km).

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

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