# Sanda Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/sanda/ Village · Islampur, Nalanda # Sanda Sanda is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,801 people in 559 households**, the 15th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 3,801people (2011) - 559households - 72.9%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Sanda PIN code and other codes Sanda falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSanda - Community development blockIslampur - Census village code244946 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sanda from nearby towns? - Islampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)46 km by road - Islampur (nearest town)8 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 Sanda? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 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 Sanda known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Sanda Of every 100 households in Sanda in 2011, 6 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sanda · ■ Islampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **8% Toilet within the home ****16%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****27%** **46% Television ****12%** **11% Mobile phone ****53%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sanda? ■ Sanda · ■ Islampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **921 Working population ****35.6%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 772 (57%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (8%) · **■** Marginal 284 (21%) 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 Islampur - Bele4,005 people - Bardih3,956 people - Ichahos3,856 people - Atma3,832 people - Kochra3,673 people - Sunri3,600 people - Baralgawan3,576 people - Sharifa3,295 people [All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sanda from Biharsharif?46 km by road - What is the population of Sanda?3,801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sanda in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sanda?72.9% (Census 2011)