About Sandwan Village

Sandwan is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,181, made up of 1,637 males and 1,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144503
Area (hectares)	629 hectares
Population	3,181
Male Population	1,637
Female Population	1,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sandwan compares

By the 2011 count Sandwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 629 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 975.

Getting to Sandwan

Sandwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sandwan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandwan from other places

Sandwan lies about 10 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, about 2.2 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 Sandwan
Nearest railway station	Malupota	2.2 km
Nearest town	Banga	3.4 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	15 km

Villages closest to Sandwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandwan village had a population of 3,181. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Sandwan village has 1,637 males and 1,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandwan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sandwan is 144503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandwan covers 629 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandwan falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sandwan is Malupota, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sandwan.

Sandwan is about 10 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandwan is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Malupota is about 2.2 km away. Banga is about 3.4 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.