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About Sandalpur Village

Sandalpur is a mid sized village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 375 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Sandalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 375
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sandalpur is the 89th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 34 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Shilhauri Halt, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Amnour 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Shilhauri Halt 10 km
Nearest town Marhaura 10 km
District headquarters Saran 34 km

Villages closest to Sandalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amnour 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 730. That makes it the 89th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Sandalpur village has 375 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandalpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Sandalpur covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandalpur falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sandalpur is Shilhauri Halt, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sandalpur is about 34 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandalpur is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Amnour is about 9.9 km away. Shilhauri Halt is about 10 km away. Marhaura is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (under 2 km), Basauta (under 2 km) and Gochhi Chhapra (1.5 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.

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