About Sandhuan Village

Sandhuan is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,931, made up of 1,059 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandhuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandhuan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140112
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	1,931
Male Population	1,059
Female Population	872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	823
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandhuan compares

By the 2011 count Sandhuan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sandhuan

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

Sandhuan lies about 18 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 8.4 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 Sandhuan
Tehsil headquarters	Chamkaur Sahib	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	8.4 km
Nearest town	Morinda	15 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	18 km

Villages closest to Sandhuan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Sandhuan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandhuan village had a population of 1,931. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Sandhuan village has 1,059 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandhuan has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Sandhuan is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandhuan covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandhuan falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sandhuan is Khamanon, about 8.4 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 Sandhuan.

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

Sandhuan is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 4.8 km away. Khamanon is about 8.4 km away. Morinda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.