About Sandhwal Village

Sandhwal is one of the larger villages in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,306, made up of 2,737 males and 2,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 810 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandhwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandhwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144214
Area (hectares)	810 hectares
Population	5,306
Male Population	2,737
Female Population	2,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandhwal compares

By the 2011 count Sandhwal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 810 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sandhwal

Sandhwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sandhwal as Available within village. 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 Sandhwal from other places

Sandhwal lies about 52 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 9.5 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 Sandhwal
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	8.9 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Musahibpur	9.5 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	52 km

Villages closest to Sandhwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandhwal village had a population of 5,306. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Sandhwal village has 2,737 males and 2,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandhwal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sandhwal is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandhwal covers 810 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandhwal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sandhwal is Musahibpur, about 9.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sandhwal.

Sandhwal is about 52 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandhwal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 8.9 km away. Mukeriān is about 8.9 km away. Musahibpur is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.