# Sandalpur Village, Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai (Bihar)

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Village · Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai 

# Sandalpur

Sandalpur is a village in Sahebpur Kamal sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,185 people in 1,494 households**, the 8th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 7,185people (2011)
- 1,494households
- 58.5%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Sandalpur PIN code and other codes

Sandalpur falls in Sahebpur Kamal sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSandalpur
- Community development blockSahebpur Kamal
- Census village code238303

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sandalpur from nearby towns?

- Begusarai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Khagaria (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sandalpur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sandalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khagaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sandalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sandalpur

Of every 100 households in Sandalpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sandalpur · ■ Sahebpur Kamal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****47%**

**50%

Television ****15%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sandalpur?

■ Sandalpur · ■ Sahebpur Kamal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**873

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**912

Working population ****25.2%**

**28.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 49.9% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 401 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 739 (41%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 350 (19%) · **■** Marginal 304 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sahebpur Kamal

- Pachmir18,109 people
- Chauki10,470 people
- Phulmalik9,703 people
- Raghunathpur Karari8,338 people
- Raghunathpur Barari6,570 people
- Bishunpur Ahok6,035 people
- Rohua5,740 people
- Samastipur5,273 people

[All 39 villages in Sahebpur Kamal](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/sahebpur-kamal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sandalpur from Begusarai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sandalpur?7,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandalpur in?Begusarai district (Sahebpur Kamal sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sandalpur?58.5% (Census 2011)