Sandalpurਸਂਡਲਪੁਰ

Where is Sandalpur?

Sandalpur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027825, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 394 people in Sandalpur: 199 men and 195 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 635 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 980 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 49 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.48 per cent and women at 73.1 per cent. The census recorded 117 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 108 main workers, the largest group, 55, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sandalpur's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 56 cultivators and 21 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sandalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thakarpur.

What is the population of Sandalpur?

The population of Sandalpur was 394 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sandalpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sandalpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.