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{{Infobox settlement 
|name = Sandila
|settlement_type = Town
|image_map = Sandila block map.png
|map_caption = Map of Sandila CD block
|pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
|pushpin_label_position = right
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
|coordinates = {{Coord|27|04|10|N|80|30|51|E|type:city_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[List of states and union territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh|Division]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Lucknow division|Lucknow]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Hardoi district|Hardoi]]
|government_type = [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]]
|governing_body = Sandila Municipal Council
|leader_title = Municipal Chairperson
|leader_name = Mohammed Rais Ansari ([[Samajwadi Party|SP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sec.up.nic.in/site/NewWinnerList2023.aspx|title=2023 UP Municipal Election results|work=ECI Uttar Pradesh|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref>
|leader_title1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha MP]]
|leader_name1 = [[Ashok Kumar Rawat]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|leader_title2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
|leader_name2 = [[Alka Singh Arkvanshi]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|unit_pref = Metric
|area_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
|area_total_km2 = 24.62
|elevation_m = 142
|population_total = 58346
|population_as_of = 2011
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_demonym = Sandilivi
|population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
|demographics_type1 = Languages
|demographics1_title1 = Official
|demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|demographics1_title2 = Additional official
|demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]
|timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|utc_offset1 = +5:30
|registration_plate = UP-30
}}
'''Sandila''' is a town and [[nagar palika parishad]] in [[Hardoi district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web|title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Hardoi, Part A (Village and Town Directory)|pages=15–16, 32–52, 435–54, 578–82, 589|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0924_PART_A_DCHB_HARDOI.pdf|website=Census 2011 India|access-date=19 June 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712070511/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0924_PART_A_DCHB_HARDOI.pdf|archivedate=12 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> It serves as a [[tehsil]] headquarters within the district.<ref name="Census 2011"/> 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.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book|last1=Nevill|first1=H.R.|title=Hardoi - A Gazetteer|year=1904|publisher=Government Press|location=Allahabad|pages=121, 133–5, 249–57|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48076|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> According to legend, Sandila was the ''Tapobhumi'' of the Vedic sage [[Shandilya (Rishi)|Shandilya]]. The [[Shandilya Ashram]] was located at the temple of [[Shitala|Goddess Shitala]] in western side of the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=शाडिल्य ऋषि की तपोभूमि पर स्थित शीतला मां करतीं मनोकामना पूरी - |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/hardoi-13861217.html |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

Important industries include sweets<ref name="Census 2011"/> — its [[laddu]]s are especially well-known<ref name="Gazetteer"/> — as well as [[beedi]] production and [[zardozi]] work.<ref name="Census 2011"/> [[Sandila Industrial Area]] have many big industries like [[Pepsi]], British Paints, [[Berger Paints]], [[Webley & Scott]], [[ITC Limited]], [[Haldiram's]].

Sandila is the oldest municipality in Hardoi district, established on 14 July 1868.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> As of 2011, its population is 58,346, in 9,663 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==History==

Sandila became the seat of Arkvanshi (suryavanshi) power in the early 13th century and became a flourishing town under Arkvanshi (suryavanshi) rajput. Arkvanshi (suryavanshi) rajput held the region till last quarter of the 14th century, when a large army sent by Feroz Shah Tughlaq under his lieutenant Syed Makhdum Alauddin, captured the town and the adjoining areas after a fierce battle with Arkvanshi (suryavanshi) rajputs. The remains of Arkvanshi rule are seen in form of ruined fortresses in the mounds of Garhi Jindor, Malhaiyya garhi (Malaiyya), Sahinjana tila, Samad Khera, Naurang garh (Tarauna), Sandi qila, and many others. After the decline of Arkvanshi (suryavanshi) Rajput's power, Sandila came under the rule of Delhi sultanate. The folklore of Arkvanshi still sings about the bravery of its heroes, Salhia Singh Arkvanshi and Malhia Singh Arkvanshi and Salhia Arkvanshi.

''Begum Aizaz Rasul lived in Sandila'''

Apart from this, the [[Begum Aizaz Rasul]] was the only '''muslim woman''' in the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] that drafted the [[Constitution of India]]. Qudsia was married in 1929 to Nawab Aizaz Rasul, the ''[[taluqdar]]'' ([[landowner]]) of Sandila in [[Hardoi district]] of what was then [[Oudh]] (now a part of [[Uttar Pradesh]]). The match was arranged by Sir Malcolm Hailey and the marriage was entirely harmonious. Two years after the wedding, when Qudsia was fourteen, her father died in 1931. Shortly after this happened, her in-laws came and took her away to '''Sandila''', which was to be her home in life and where she lies buried after her death

==Geography==
Sandila is located at {{Coord|27.08|N|80.52|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Sandila.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sandila]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|142|m|ft}}. It is around 50 kilometres away from [[Hardoi|district headquarters]] and also 50 kilometres away from [[Lucknow]], the capital of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and is an important tehsil of the [[Hardoi district]].

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
| align = left
| source = 2011 Census of India<ref name="Census 2011"/>
| 1901 | 16843
| 1911 | 15241
| 1921 | 14074
| 1931 | 15034
| 1941 | 17526
| 1951 | 17400
| 1961 | 18407
| 1971 | 22365
| 1981 | 29700
| 1991 | 38605
| 2001 | 48899
| 2011 | 58346
}}
The [[2011 Census of India]] recorded the population of Sandila as 58,346 people, of whom 30,400 were male and 27,946 female.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The corresponding [[sex ratio]] of 919 females to every 1000 males was the highest among towns in Hardoi district.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Among the 0-6 age group, the sex ratio was 910, which was slightly above the district urban average of 906.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Members of [[scheduled castes]] made up 8.13% of the town's population, and members of [[scheduled tribes]] made up 0.03%.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The [[literacy rate]] of Sandila was 65.79% (counting only people age 7 and up); it was higher among men and boys (70.99%) than women and girls (60.15%).<ref name="Census 2011"/> In terms of employment, Sandila had the highest percentage of main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) among towns in Hardoi district, with 27.15% falling into this category.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Marginal workers made up 3.91%, and non-workers made up 68.94%.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Employment status varied heavily according to gender, with 51.34% of men but only 9.01% of women being either main or marginal workers.<ref name="Census 2011"/>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Sandila
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|53.97}}
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|45.49}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.54}}
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.18%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (<0.05%).</small>
}}

== Economy ==
As of 1971, the economy of Sandila was described as a mixture of the industrial, service, and commercial sectors (in that order).<ref name="Census 1971">{{cite book |title=Census 1971 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part X-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi|year=1972|pages=viii-xi, 8–9|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1130/1/45148_1971_HAR.pdf|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The main items imported were groundnuts, cloth, and grains; the main items manufactured were handloom cloth, brass utensils, and [[beedi]]es; and the main exports were groundnuts, grain, and handloom cloth.<ref name="Census 1971"/>

In 1981, Sandila was home to four medium- and large-scale factories, including two each in the public and private sectors.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi |date=1982 |pages=4, 6–7 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1229/1/27831_1981_HAR.pdf |access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> These included the Laxmi Sugar & Oil Mills Ltd., the oldest large-scale factory in the district, which was established in 1935 and as of 1981 was producing 24,000 tonnes of sugar.<ref name="Census 1981"/> Raw sugarcane was supplied from Hardoi as well as parts of [[Sitapur district]].<ref name="Census 1981"/> There was also a textile mill, run by U.P. State Textiles Corporation Ltd., which at the time employed almost 1,000 weavers and was equipped with 25,000 spindles; an expansion was planned at the time that would double its size.<ref name="Census 1981"/> A medium-scale factory run by U.P. Metal Industries Ltd. had been functioning since 1976 and was producing some 1,000 tonnes of metal pipe annually.<ref name="Census 1981"/> The fourth, the Hardoi Co-operative Vanaspati Mills Ltd., was still under construction at the time.<ref name="Census 1981"/>

Also described in 1981, the main powerlines connecting Lucknow's hydroelectric power supply to Hardoi run through Sandila; they include both a 132-[[kilovolt]] line and a 66-kilovolt one.<ref name="Census 1981"/> The lion's share of electricity consumption in the district at the time was for irrigation and water supply, making up 57.34% of the total consumption.<ref name="Census 1981"/>

Sandila is also known for its delicacy that's ''Laddoos''. The ladoos are selling at the Sandila railway station to the passengers. The mention of Sandila's famous ladoo has seen in the movie [[Hum Saath-Saath Hain]] by [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]].

===Sandila Industrial Area===

As of 2022, [[Sandila Industrial Area]] have many big industries like [[Pepsi]], British Paints, [[Berger Paints]], [[Webley & Scott]], [[ITC Limited]], [[Haldiram's]]. Handgun biggie Webley & Scott's world famous revolver is already being manufactured in Sandila.<ref>{{cite web |title=Webley revolver makes comeback after 100 years, UP to manufacture |url=https://manufacturing.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aerospace-defence/webley-revolver-makes-comeback-after-100-years-up-to-manufacture/114526715 |website= manufacturing.economictimes.indiatimes.com | date= Oct 24, 2024 }}</ref>

[[Berger Paints|Berger Paints India Ltd]] is setting up its factory on 35 acres of land at a cost of about Rs 850 crore and generating employment of 2500 people. British Paints Limited, a well-known company of England, has also started construction of its unit on over 10 acres of [[Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation]] land at a cost of Rs 150 crore.

Green Ply Company is setting up its unit on 35 acres of land at a cost of Rs 600 crore.<ref>{{cite web |title= Greenply Industries to set up Rs 75-cr plant in UP | url=https://www.constructionweekonline.in/projects-tenders/17660-greenply-industries-to-set-up-rs-75-cr-plant-in-up |website=constructionweekonline.in |date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> Austin Plywood Company is establishing its factory at a cost of Rs 50 crore and will employ 500 people. Gang Industries Ltd is setting up its distillery over 25 acres of land at a cost of Rs 250 crore.

[[Varun Beverages|Varun Beverages Limited]] is setting up a factory at Sandila over 100 acres of land with an investment of Rs 700 crore to produce cold drinks, juices, etc. in association with Pepsi, generating 2000 people getting employment in this factory.

Besides, [[ITC Limited]] is setting up its factory to produce flour, juice, chips, etc. over 60 acres land with an investment of Rs 800 crore.

[[Haldiram's]] is setting up its unit on five acres at a cost of about Rs 50 crore and will offer job opportunities to 250 people. Hindustan Food Limited is also setting up its factory at Sandila at a cost of Rs 100 crore.

==Education==

There are both government as well as private schools in the town affiliated with [[Central Board of Secondary Education]], [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] & [[Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Education]].

===Government===

*Girls Government Inter College (Only for Girls)
*Bhagwaan Budhh Inter College (Only for Boys)
*Iltifat Rasool Inter College

===Private===

There are many private schools in the town affiliated with [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE Board]], [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE Board]]. Some of the schools are:
*Saint Theresa School (ICSE)
*Saira Bano Public School (CBSE)
*Sandila Lions Public School (CBSE)
*TRS Convent School (CBSE)
*Shanti Niketan Public School
*Seth M.R.Jaipuria School (CBSE)

==Airforce Landing==
In 1952, [[Suhas Biswas]] a flight lieutenant of [[Indian Air Force]] who was working in a Communication Flight unit in '''Lucknow''' took charge of the aircraft carrying army officials who were returning to [[New Delhi]] after an official visit. After it took off, suddenly a crew member observed an engine malfunction; subsequently a fire broke out. Biswas first tried extinguish it, but it was difficult to control. He decided to attempt a forced landing, and made a belly landing near Sandila town in Uttar Pradesh and successfully saved the lives of all the passengers. Biswas was awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra]] for his extraordinary example of bravery, intelligence and rationality.

==Sanitation==

As of 1971, Sandila was one of two towns in Hardoi district (along with Hardoi itself) that had arrangements for mechanical transport and removal of [[night soil]].<ref name="Census 1971"/>

As of 2011, the drainage system employed in Sandila is [[open sewer]]s, and 6,000 [[flush toilet]]s have been installed in the town.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==Transport==

===Roads===

Town is well connected with [[Hardoi|district headquarters]], state capital [[Lucknow]] and neighboring district headquarters like [[Sitapur]], [[Unnao]], [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Lucknow]], [[Kannauj]] and [[Kanpur Nagar|Kanpur]]. The [[National Highway 731 (India)|NH-731]] passes through the town connecting [[Lucknow]] with other parts of the state.

===Rail===

[[Sandila Railway Station]] is a railway station on [[broad gauge]] [[Lucknow-Moradabad line]], that connects the town with [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow]], [[Bareilly Junction railway station|Bareilly]] and country capital [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Delhi]] via [[Moradabad railway station|Moradabad]].

The [[Kashi Vishwanath Express]] (15127/15128) is an Indian express train that runs between [[Banaras railway station|Banaras]] in Uttar Pradesh and [[New Delhi railway station]] haults at the Sandila railway station.

The [[Nauchandi Express]] (14241 / 14242) is an express train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] that runs between [[Prayagraj Sangam railway station|Prayagraj Sangam]] and [[Saharanpur Junction railway station|Saharanpur Junction]] haults at the Sandila railway station in Uttar Pradesh.

===Bus===

Sandila does not have any official [[bus station]] or [[bus station|depot]], but [[UPSRTC]] buses are available in town square for neighboring districts & cities. Buses are available for [[Delhi]], [[Lucknow]], [[Kanpur]], [[Hardoi]] and [[Bareilly]].

===Electric Bus===

[[Lucknow City Transport Services Limited]] (LCTSL) operates its services from Lucknow to Sandila or [[Vice versa|Vice Versa]]. New services started from Lucknow to Naimisharanya via Sandila on the daily basis.

===Air===

Nearest Airport is [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport]], Lucknow, 60 kms away from the town.

==Villages==

At the turn of the 20th century, it was noted that many villages in Sandila pargana were unusually large because of past political instability.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> In (then-) recent years, "numberless hamlets have sprung up as offshoots of the larger villages," due to secure conditions.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

As of 2011, Sandila CD block has the following 97 villages:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| Gogawan Dew || 137.5 || 1,625
|-
| Gahira || 183.1 || 1,038
|-
| Padri Gahirawaly || 50.4 || 249
|-
| Terwa Pahelwan || 188.9 || 975
|-
| Bhirka || 217.6 || 1,576
|-
| Yarka || 43.4 || 553
|-
| [[Mahgawan, Hardoi|Mahgawan]] || 1,165.4 || 8,057
|-
| Mawai Brahman || 54.1 || 579
|-
| Parihawan || 165.7 || 1,758
|-
| Shekhwapur || 60.6 || 593
|-
| Raheriyamau || 43 || 370
|-
| [[Gopalpur, Sandila|Gopalpur]] || 164.8 || 1,190
|-
| Narendarpur || 100.6 || 1,019
|-
| Rasulpur || 326.6 || 2,332
|-
| Rahimabad Grant || 190.5 || 1,144
|-
| Mawae Musalmanabad || 211.3 || 1,393
|-
| Lohrai || 173.5 || 1,252
|-
| Mahroniya || 236.8 || 1,594
|-
| Lumamau || 678.3 || 5,546
|-
| Kinhoti || 182.6 || 2,146
|-
| Atsaliya || 898.8 || 6,060
|-
| Malehra || 920.5 || 5,846
|-
| Chanohiya || 1,177.8 || 5,537
|-
| [[Paharpur, Sandila|Paharpur]] || 37.6 || 271
|-
| Jajmau || 97.2 || 1,052
|-
| Bhitauly || 355.8 || 1,782
|-
| Jamu || 550.5 || 3,745
|-
| Bhadehana || 136.8 || 1,035
|-
| Umartaly || 239.2 || 1,157
|-
| Shivnagara || 244.1 || 1,331
|-
| Gogawan Umray || 373.9 || 1,373
|-
| Mahamau || 107.8 || 654
|-
| Khutehana || 146.3 || 897
|-
| Gausapur || 44.4 || 625
|-
| Mahamadwur Belwaran || 467.9 || 2,386
|-
| Mirnagar Ajjgawan || 861.6 || 6,690
|-
| Bibipur || 45.9 || 454
|-
| Tarf Malikana || 276.8 || 515
|-
| Hakimpur || 34.7 || 2
|-
| Tarf Ashraf Tola || 128.6 || 2,082
|-
| Tarf Mandie || 206.8 || 1,146
|-
| Jamkura || 440 || 3,707
|-
| Atamau || 376.9 || 2,299
|-
| Bharighna || 296.2 || 2,407
|-
| Baghuwamau || 311.4 || 1,689
|-
| Talauly || 596.6 || 3,778
|-
| Jamsara || 437.7 || 2,132
|-
| Gangau || 168.2 || 917
|-
| Saray Marukpur || 165.8 || 1,151
|-
| Rampur Ashu || 222.6 || 1,026
|-
| Kurna Timruk || 351.4 || 2,960
|-
| Edulpur || 44.6 || 152
|-
| Jallalpur || 92.6 || 1,294
|-
| Hardalmau || 275.1 || 2,607
|-
| Kudauri || 332.3 || 2,711
|-
| Sunderpur || 356.8 || 2,541
|-
| Gauswa Donga || 734.3 || 4,178
|-
| Behsary || 80.8 || 749
|-
| Maleya || 756.8 || 3,290
|-
| Gajaudin Nagar || 247 || 983
|-
| Padry || 174.4 || 1,111
|-
| Meetau || 651.4 || 4,732
|-
| Makhadum Pura || 89.2 || 923
|-
| Mahatwana || 278.9 || 2,131
|-
| [[Alampur, Sandila|Alampur]] || 235 || 1,123
|-
| Begamgang || 431.1 || 5,324
|-
| Tikra Daudpur || 129.4 || 851
|-
| [[Sanie, Hardoi|Sanie]] || 474.8 || 2,909
|-
| Tiloeya Kalan || 246.1 || 2,836
|-
| [[Narayanpur, Sandila (census code 141057)|Narayanpur]] || 256.3 || 2,021
|-
| Tiloeya Khurd || 193.8 || 1,599
|-
| Bada Danda || 58.9 || 270
|-
| Uttar Kaund || 300.2 || 2,315
|-
| Atwawary || 147.9 || 1,648
|-
| Pahtoeya || 195.4 || 1,235
|-
| Kakraly || 748.8 || 4,966
|-
| [[Shank, Hardoi|Shank]] || 939 || 4,536
|-
| Tikra Barar || 223.7 || 1,707
|-
| Beremau || 125.6 || 536
|-
| Gaudora || 268.6 || 2,527
|-
| Majh Gaon || 384.3 || 2,908
|-
| Mau Chena || 111 || 1,019
|-
| Sarwa || 1,089.2 || 4,520
|-
| [[Kasimabad, Hardoi|Kasimabad]] || 324.4 || 262
|-
| Purwa Man || 265.4 || 2,185
|-
| Bariya || 241.8 || 2,259
|-
| [[Barahi, Hardoi|Barahi]] || 549.3 || 3,028
|-
| Gauswa || 69.6 || 552
|-
| Tikra Kalla || 419.5 || 2,375
|-
| [[Sunda, Hardoi|Sunda]] || 275.4 || 1,623
|-
| [[Narayanpur, Sandila (census code 141078)|Narayanpur]] || 209.2 || 1,331
|-
| Kirtapur || 51 || 159
|-
| Mandoly || 633.2 || 4,065
|-
| Sikrohry || 275 || 3,886
|-
| Jawar || 422.9 || 3,471
|-
| Kally Khera || 68 || 657
|-
| Som || 528.4 || 5,040
|}

==See also==
*[[Sandila Assembly constituency]]
*[[Shitala Mata Mandir]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hardoi district}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Hardoi district]]

Sandila - Revision history

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