Village · Padra, Vadodara
# Sandha

Sandha is a village in Padra sub-district of Vadodara district, Gujarat, PIN code 391440. The 2011 Census counted 2,600 people in 531 households, the 32nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.
- 2,600 people (2011)
- 531 households
- 79.3% literacy
- 391440 PIN code

## Sandha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sandha is 391440. Sandha falls in Padra sub-district, Vadodara district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 391440
- Gram panchayat Sandha
- Community development block Padra
- Census village code 521068

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sandha from nearby towns?
- Padra (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Vadodara (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Padra (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sandha?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Padra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Padra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Padra
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sandha known for?

The main crops are cotton, pigeon pea and pearlmillet/bajra. About 93% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sandha

Of every 100 households in Sandha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sandha · ■ Padra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 91%
- Toilet within the home 36% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 50%
- Tap water 69% 73%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 80%
- Use banking services 24% 48%
- Television 20% 39%
- Mobile phone 34% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 10% 22%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sandha?

■ Sandha · ■ Padra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.3% 79.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 917
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 838 895
- Working population 45.7% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 289 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 616 (52%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 25 (2%) · ■ Marginal 247 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Padra
- Luna 2,739 people
- Latipura 2,702 people
- Ghayaj 2,667 people
- Kural 2,659 people
- Mahuvad 2,564 people
- Somjipura 2,480 people
- Patod 2,479 people
- Sejakuva 2,343 people

All 82 villages in Padra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sandha? 391440
- How far is Sandha from Vadodara? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Sandha? 2,600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandha in? Vadodara district (Padra sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sandha? 79.3% (Census 2011)

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