# Sandha Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai 

# Sandha

Sandha is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **837 people in 138 households**, the 43rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 837people (2011)
- 138households
- 74.7%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Sandha PIN code and other codes

Sandha falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShirkhindi
- Community development blockHalsi
- Census village code243766

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

## How far is Sandha from nearby towns?

- Halsi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)32 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)32 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 Sandha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Matasi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pirinda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sandha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Sandha

Of every 100 households in Sandha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sandha · ■ Halsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**35%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**36%

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 Sandha?

■ Sandha · ■ Halsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**939

Working population ****36.8%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 68.4% for women. 38% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 171 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 123 (40%)

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 Halsi

- Kaniari1,146 people
- Manpur1,126 people
- Mahudi1,014 people
- Tarhari851 people
- Damodarpur831 people
- Harewa792 people
- Nima750 people
- Mahsauni672 people

[All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sandha from Lakhisarai?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sandha?837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandha in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sandha?74.7% (Census 2011)