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About Sandham Village

Sandham is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 162 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandham village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 162
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandham compares

By the 2011 count Sandham is the 191st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sandham

Sandham is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandham 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandham from other places

Sandham lies about 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sham Chaurasi, about 7.8 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 Sandham
Nearest railway station Sham Chaurasi 7.8 km
Nearest town Adampur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 25 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 25 km

Villages closest to Sandham

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Sandham

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandham village had a population of 309. That makes it the 191st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Sandham village has 162 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandham has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sandham is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandham covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandham falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sandham is Sham Chaurasi, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sandham.

Sandham is about 25 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandham is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sham Chaurasi is about 7.8 km away. Adampur is about 9.5 km away. Jalandhar II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla (1.6 km), Ittan Badhi (2.8 km) and Manak Rai (3.2 km).

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

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