Skip to main content

About Sandalpur Village

Sandalpur is a small village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 221 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares.

Sandalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 221
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sandalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sandalpur is the 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sandalpur

The census records public bus service for Sandalpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 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 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 2.5 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 Satar Halt 2.5 km
Nearest town Kasba 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km

Villages closest to Sandalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Sandalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandalpur village had a population of 439. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Sandalpur village has 221 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandalpur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Sandalpur covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sandalpur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sandalpur is Satar Halt, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sandalpur is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandalpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Satar Halt is about 2.5 km away. Kasba is about 16 km away. Purnia East is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Himtiarpur (3.2 km), Matiari (3.3 km) and Dimia Chhatarjan (4.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All