# Sandel Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Sandel

Sandel is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185154**. The 2011 Census counted **614 people in 120 households**, the 126th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 614people (2011)
- 120households
- 68.2%literacy
- 185154PIN code

## Sandel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sandel is 185154.** Sandel falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185154
- Gram panchayatMajoor
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005423

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

## How far is Sandel from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)58 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town)38 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 Sandel?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sandel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chokida
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sandel known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 15% of the 540 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Sandel

Of every 100 households in Sandel in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sandel · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****69%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**66%

Use banking services ****75%**

**78%

Television ****26%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

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 Sandel?

■ Sandel · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****780**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****604**

**785

Working population ****34.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 50.0% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 199 (94%)

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 Akhnoor

- Dhalan643 people
- Rahani Jagwal642 people
- Chak Nazala640 people
- Kangral Sangral636 people
- Choki610 people
- Manoh600 people
- Nore591 people
- Gangal588 people

[All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sandel?185154
- How far is Sandel from Jammu?58 km by road
- What is the population of Sandel?614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandel in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sandel?68.2% (Census 2011)