About Sandhanwal Village

Sandhanwal is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 457 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandhanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandhanwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144703
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	930
Male Population	457
Female Population	473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sandhanwal compares

By the 2011 count Sandhanwal is the 57th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sandhanwal

Sandhanwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sandhanwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandhanwal from other places

Sandhanwal lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 7.3 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 Sandhanwal
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Mulewal Khaira	7.3 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	16 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	39 km

Villages closest to Sandhanwal

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.

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Common questions about Sandhanwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandhanwal village had a population of 930. That makes it the 57th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Sandhanwal village has 457 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandhanwal has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sandhanwal is 144703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandhanwal covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandhanwal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sandhanwal is Mulewal Khaira, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sandhanwal.

Sandhanwal 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.

Sandhanwal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 4.1 km away. Mulewal Khaira is about 7.3 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.