About Sandalpur Village

Sandalpur is one of the larger villages in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,021, made up of 4,127 males and 3,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Korha
Pincode	854107
Area (hectares)	855.1 hectares
Population	8,021
Male Population	4,127
Female Population	3,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sandalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sandalpur is the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 855.1 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sandalpur

Sandalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sandalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandalpur from other places

Sandalpur lies about 6.9 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 5.8 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 Sandalpur
Nearest railway station	Semapur	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Korha	6.9 km
District headquarters	Katihar	6.9 km

Villages closest to Sandalpur

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

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Common questions about Sandalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandalpur village had a population of 8,021. That makes it the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Sandalpur village has 4,127 males and 3,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandalpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sandalpur is 854107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandalpur covers 855.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandalpur falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sandalpur is Semapur, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sandalpur.

Sandalpur is about 6.9 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandalpur is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 5.8 km away. Korha is about 6.9 km away. Katihar is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.