# Sandhara Village, Bhanpura, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/bhanpura/sandhara/ Village · Bhanpura, Mandsaur # Sandhara Sandhara is a village in Bhanpura sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,482 people in 1,078 households**, the 2nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 5,482people (2011) - 1,078households - 71.8%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Sandhara PIN code and other codes Sandhara falls in Bhanpura sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhanpura - Census village code469104 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandhara from nearby towns? - Bhanpura (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)150 km by road - Ramganj Mandi (nearest town)15 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 Sandhara? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Sandhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanpura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanpura - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sandhara known for? About 81% of the 2,190 hectares of village land is sown, and 469 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 Sandhara Of every 100 households in Sandhara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sandhara · ■ Bhanpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **79% Toilet within the home ****20%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **86% Tap water ****34%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **90% Use banking services ****47%** **33% Television ****43%** **32% Mobile phone ****45%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **30% Own their home ****93%** **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 Sandhara? ■ Sandhara · ■ Bhanpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **902 Working population ****53.0%** **52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 57.0% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 489 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,185 (41%) · **■** Household industry 67 (2%) · **■** Other work 328 (11%) · **■** Marginal 838 (29%) 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 - Bhensoda15,365 people - Babulda4,962 people - Navali4,935 people - Dhabla Madhosingh4,748 people - Lotkhedi3,981 people [All 101 villages in Bhanpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/bhanpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sandhara from Mandsaur?150 km by road - What is the population of Sandhara?5,482 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandhara in?Mandsaur district (Bhanpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sandhara?71.8% (Census 2011)