# Sandhera Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Sandhera

Sandhera is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175026**. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 45 households**, the 149th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 150people (2011)
- 45households
- 82.7%literacy
- 175026PIN code

## Sandhera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sandhera is 175026.** Sandhera falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175026
- Community development blockDharmpur
- Census village code013826

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

## How far is Sandhera from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)81 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)20 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 Sandhera?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sandhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tihra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sandhera known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 23% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sandhera

Of every 100 households in Sandhera in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sandhera · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**57%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****15%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Sandhera?

■ Sandhera · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1381**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****10000**

**817

Working population ****52.7%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 76.6% for women. 49% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 31 (39%) · **■** Marginal 41 (52%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Dun162 people
- Balhra Chhek161 people
- Majhehr152 people
- Mortan150 people
- Ban Bhangoh149 people
- Ratkel147 people
- Makehr Chalwan146 people
- Gehra145 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sandhera?175026
- How far is Sandhera from Mandi?81 km by road
- What is the population of Sandhera?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandhera in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sandhera?82.7% (Census 2011)