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About Sand Village

Sand is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 399 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sand village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 399
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sand compares

By the 2011 count Sand is the 76th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sand

Sand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sand as Available within <5 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 Sand from other places

Sand lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, 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 Sand
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 9.5 km
Nearest town Nakodar 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 39 km

Villages closest to Sand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sand village had a population of 787. That makes it the 76th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Sand village has 399 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sand has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sand is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sand covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sand falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sand is Malsian Shahkot, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sand.

Sand is about 39 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sand is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 6.8 km away. Malsian Shahkot is about 9.5 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fakhruwal (under 2 km), Fazalwal (1.6 km) and Bagga (1.7 km).

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

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