Sandha | |
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Nickname(s): The Golden city | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 1,728 ha (4,270 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 363 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 345001[1] |
Village code | 02074000 |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Vehicle registration | RJ-15 |
Website | jaisalmer |
Sandha is a small village of 1728 hectares in Fatehgarh Tehsil in Jaisalmer district, nicknamed ""The Golden city"" in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Sandha depends on JAISALMER, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, Two Wells supply, One tank, One tubewell, and Two handpumps. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Sandha is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Tubewell. Sandha's pin code is 345001[4], and village code is 02074000. The area of Sandha is segregated as 647.35 hectares unirrigated, the 675.55 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 405.17 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Sandha has One public telephone. The village is connected with a single bus service. Sandha has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Sandha is a census village in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 363 and has total administration over 69 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 226 people are literate in Sandha out of which 131 are males and 95 are females.
Sandha has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 189 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 86 male, 103 female with 44 (23.28%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 38 males and 6 females. 23 males and 5 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 1 female agricultural labor. 145 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Jaisalmer to sell woolen blankets and make their living.