Sandila

Sandila
Town
Map of Sandila CD block
Map of Sandila CD block
Sandila is located in Uttar Pradesh
Sandila
Sandila
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Sandila is located in India
Sandila
Sandila
Sandila (India)
Coordinates: 27°4′48″N 80°31′12″E / 27.08000°N 80.52000°E / 27.08000; 80.52000
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionLucknow
DistrictHardoi
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodySandila Municipal Council
 • Municipal ChairpersonMohammed Rais Ansari (SP)[1]
 • Lok Sabha MPAshok Kumar Rawat (BJP)
 • MLAAlka Singh Arkvansi (BJP)
Area
 • Total
24.62 km2 (9.51 sq mi)
Elevation
142 m (466 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
58,346
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
DemonymSandilivi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialUrdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-30

Sandila is a town and nagar palika parishad in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] It serves as a tehsil headquarters within the district.[2] Located midway between Hardoi and Lucknow, Sandila is a well-connected town with roads leading in all directions and a major broad gauge rail line passing through the south side of town.[3] Important industries include sweets[2] — its laddus are especially well-known[3] — as well as beedi production and zardozi work.[2]

Sandila is the oldest municipality in Hardoi district, established on 14 July 1868.[3] As of 2011, its population is 58,346, in 9,663 households.[2]

  1. ^ "2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Hardoi, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 15–16, 32–52, 435–54, 578–82, 589. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Nevill, H.R. (1904). Hardoi - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 121, 133–5, 249–57. Retrieved 19 June 2021.