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About Sandana Village

Sandana is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 101 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,307 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 153.93 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 101
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,307
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 Sandana compares

By the 2011 count Sandana is the 108th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 153.93 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1142.

Getting to Sandana

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

Sandana lies about 1.7 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 38 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 Sandana
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 1.7 km
Nearest town Tehri 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 38 km

Villages closest to Sandana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandana village had a population of 233. That makes it the 108th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Sandana village has 101 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandana has about 1307 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Sandana is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandana covers 153.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandana falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sandana is Rishikesh, about 38 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 Sandana.

Sandana is about 1.7 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandana is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 1.7 km away. Tehri is about 1.7 km away. Pratapnagar is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganoli (under 2 km), Jalwal Gaon Talla (1.6 km) and Tehri Range (1.7 km).

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

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