# Sandar Village, Bashohli, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bashohli/sandar/ Village · Bashohli, Kathua # Sandar Sandar is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,716 people in 531 households**, the 7th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,716people (2011) - 531households - 70.8%literacy - 184201PIN code ## Sandar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sandar is 184201.** Sandar falls in Bashohli sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184201 - Gram panchayatSandar - Community development blockBashohli - Census village code001732 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandar from nearby towns? - Basohli (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)15 km by road - Basohli (nearest town)1 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 Sandar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basohli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Basohli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Basohli - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sandar known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 18% of the 1,549 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Sandar Of every 100 households in Sandar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sandar · ■ Bashohli rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****3%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **91% Tap water ****34%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****68%** **74% Television ****43%** **43% Mobile phone ****83%** **79% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **16% Own their home ****97%** **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 Sandar? ■ Sandar · ■ Bashohli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **863 Working population ****35.5%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 60.3% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (19%) · **■** Marginal 689 (71%) 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 Bashohli - Plakh3,039 people - Dhar Jhankar2,998 people - Draman2,969 people - Plahi2,741 people - Hutt2,343 people - Kagrod2,327 people - Thana2,323 people - Janu2,217 people [All 39 villages in Bashohli](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bashohli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sandar?184201 - How far is Sandar from Kathua?15 km by road - What is the population of Sandar?2,716 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandar in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sandar?70.8% (Census 2011)