# Sandalpur Village, Bhanpura, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/bhanpura/sandalpur/ Village · Bhanpura, Mandsaur # Sandalpur Sandalpur is a village in Bhanpura sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,546 people in 585 households**, the 12th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 2,546people (2011) - 585households - 66.3%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Sandalpur PIN code and other codes Sandalpur falls in Bhanpura sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhanpura - Census village code469082 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandalpur from nearby towns? - Bhanpura (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)125 km by road - Bhanpura (nearest town)8 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 Sandalpur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sandalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhanpura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhanpura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhanpura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 8 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 Sandalpur known for? About 85% of the 1,243 hectares of village land is sown, and 569 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 Sandalpur Of every 100 households in Sandalpur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sandalpur · ■ Bhanpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **79% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****18%** **33% Television ****36%** **32% Mobile phone ****58%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Sandalpur? ■ Sandalpur · ■ Bhanpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **902 Working population ****60.2%** **52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 46.0% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 639 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (5%) · **■** Marginal 562 (37%) 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 Bhanpura - Antraliya3,564 people - Kohla3,245 people - Borda3,083 people - Ratanpura2,587 people - Sanada2,496 people - Kukdeshwara2,300 people - Osara2,186 people - Neemthur2,060 people [All 101 villages in Bhanpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/bhanpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sandalpur from Mandsaur?125 km by road - What is the population of Sandalpur?2,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandalpur in?Mandsaur district (Bhanpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sandalpur?66.3% (Census 2011)