Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Sandalpur Sandalpur is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 439 people in 91 households, the 63rd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 439 people (2011) - 91 households - 28.8% literacy - 986 females per 1,000 males ## Sandalpur PIN code and other codes Sandalpur falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Gaura - Community development block Purnia East - Census village code 223530 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sandalpur from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 15 km by road - Purnia (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sandalpur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Sandalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sandalpur - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gulabbag - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Purnia East - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sandalpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 67% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sandalpur Of every 100 households in Sandalpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sandalpur · ■ Purnia East rural average - Electricity for lighting 54% 22% - Toilet within the home 15% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 87% - Tap water 11% 1% - Drinking water within premises 23% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 18% 96% - Use banking services 14% 22% - Television 7% 12% - Mobile phone 34% 33% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 50% 31% - Own their home 92% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sandalpur? ■ Sandalpur · ■ Purnia East rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 28.8% 49.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 968 - Working population 29.8% 33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 34.8% for men and 22.7% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 97 (74%) · ■ Household industry 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 22 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Purnia East - Sahawa 530 people - Tira 505 people - Tariabhag 489 people - Kamraili 450 people - Barhampur 375 people - Dadaur 368 people - Burail 326 people - Kalsarkismat 261 people All 83 villages in Purnia East ## Quick answers - How far is Sandalpur from Purnia? 15 km by road - What is the population of Sandalpur? 439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandalpur in? Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sandalpur? 28.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/sandalpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.