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About Sandalpur Village

Sandalpur is a small village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 225 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandalpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Pincode 431511
Area (hectares) 280.35 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 225
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sandalpur is the 82nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 280.35 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sandalpur

Sandalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 18 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, about 4.9 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 Mirkhal 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Purna 11 km
Nearest town Pūrna 11 km
District headquarters Parbhani 18 km

Villages closest to Sandalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purna 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 432. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Sandalpur village has 225 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandalpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sandalpur is 431511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandalpur covers 280.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sandalpur falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sandalpur is Mirkhal, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance for Sandalpur.

Sandalpur is about 18 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandalpur is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Mirkhal is about 4.9 km away. Purna is about 11 km away. Pūrna is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalgaon Balapur (2.6 km), Suki (3.1 km) and Katneshwar (3.6 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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