# Sandalpur Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korha, Katihar 

# Sandalpur

Sandalpur is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854107**. The 2011 Census counted **8,021 people in 1,541 households**, the 8th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 8,021people (2011)
- 1,541households
- 50.5%literacy
- 854107PIN code

## Sandalpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sandalpur is 854107.** Sandalpur falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854107
- Gram panchayatSandalpur
- Community development blockKorha
- Census village code224403

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?

- Korha (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)10 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?

13 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 · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Korha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 96% of the 855 hectares of village land is sown, and 693 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, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sandalpur · ■ Korha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Korha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002**

**979

Working population ****30.3%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 42.5% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 519 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,072 (44%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 256 (11%) · **■** Marginal 579 (24%)

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 Korha

- Madhura10,063 people
- Nakipur9,275 people
- Rautara9,042 people
- Bishunpur8,995 people
- Hariharpur7,161 people
- Phulwaria6,640 people
- Bisaria6,485 people
- Binodpur6,263 people

[All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sandalpur?854107
- How far is Sandalpur from Katihar?10 km by road
- What is the population of Sandalpur?8,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandalpur in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sandalpur?50.5% (Census 2011)