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About Sandpura Village

Sandpura is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 432 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143303
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 432
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Sandpura compares

By the 2011 count Sandpura is the 138th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sandpura

Sandpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandpura 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 Sandpura from other places

Sandpura lies about 26 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Gharyala, about 12 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 Sandpura
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Gharyala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 16 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 26 km

Villages closest to Sandpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandpura village had a population of 794. That makes it the 138th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Sandpura village has 432 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandpura has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Sandpura is 143303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandpura covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandpura falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sandpura is Gharyala, about 12 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 Sandpura.

Sandpura is about 26 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandpura is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 1.9 km away. Gharyala is about 12 km away. Patti 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 Bhikhiwind (1.6 km), Kalle (1.7 km) and Mari Samrai (2.1 km).

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

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