Village · Deesa, Banas Kantha # Sandiya Sandiya is a village in Deesa sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385530. The 2011 Census counted 1,596 people in 278 households, the 112th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,596 people (2011) - 278 households - 54.3% literacy - 385530 PIN code ## Sandiya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sandiya is 385530. Sandiya falls in Deesa sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385530 - Gram panchayat Sandiya - Community development block Deesa - Census village code 508346 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sandiya from nearby towns? - Deesa (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Deesa (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sandiya? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sandiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Deesa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Deesa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Deesa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sandiya known for? The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, castor and rapeseed. About 83% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sandiya Of every 100 households in Sandiya in 2011, 72 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sandiya · ■ Deesa rural average - Electricity for lighting 72% 65% - Toilet within the home 10% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 85% - Tap water 96% 48% - Drinking water within premises 98% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 91% - Use banking services 58% 54% - Television 6% 19% - Mobile phone 63% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 9% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 34% 29% - Own their home 94% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sandiya? ■ Sandiya · ■ Deesa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.3% 61.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1018 944 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1073 883 - Working population 49.8% 41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 41.5% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 231 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 225 (28%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 72 (9%) · ■ Marginal 262 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Deesa - Gugal 1,718 people - Godha 1,716 people - Sarat 1,698 people - Katarva 1,659 people - Matu 1,501 people - Fagudra 1,492 people - Gharnal Nani 1,442 people - Sunthiya 1,427 people All 148 villages in Deesa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sandiya? 385530 - How far is Sandiya from Palanpur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Sandiya? 1,596 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandiya in? Banas Kantha district (Deesa sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Sandiya? 54.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/sandiya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.