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About Sandalpur Village

Sandalpur is a large village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,079, made up of 1,588 males and 1,491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, 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 Potashpur II
Pincode 721444
Area (hectares) 332.04 hectares
Population 3,079
Male Population 1,588
Female Population 1,491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sandalpur is the 9th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 332.04 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Sandalpur

Sandalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sandalpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 2.8 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Potashpur II 16 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 Potashpur II 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 3,079. That makes it the 9th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Sandalpur village has 1,588 males and 1,491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandalpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sandalpur is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandalpur covers 332.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sandalpur falls under Potashpur II 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 2.8 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Potashpur II 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 Kalyanpur (2.9 km), Bamunda (9.7 km) and Gopalpur (10 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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