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About Sandalpur Village

Sandalpur is a large village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,071, made up of 1,597 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721632
Area (hectares) 257.15 hectares
Population 3,071
Male Population 1,597
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sandalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sandalpur is the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 257.15 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sandalpur

The census records public bus service for Sandalpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sandalpur from other places

Sandalpur lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 2.8 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 Sandalpur
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 2.8 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 15 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Sandalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 Sandalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandalpur village had a population of 3,071. That makes it the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Sandalpur village has 1,597 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandalpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sandalpur is 721632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandalpur covers 257.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandalpur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sandalpur is Nandakumar, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sandalpur.

Sandalpur is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandalpur is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nanda Kumar is about 2.4 km away. Nandakumar is about 2.8 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitalpur (under 2 km), Kalyan Chak (1.5 km) and Karak (1.6 km).

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

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