# Sandook Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Sandook

Sandook is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 71 households**, the 107th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 342people (2011)
- 71households
- 72.8%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Sandook PIN code and other codes

Sandook falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483875

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

## How far is Sandook from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)27 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 Sandook?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sandook; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dehawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raisen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Sandook known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 91% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Sandook

Of every 100 households in Sandook in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sandook · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sandook?

■ Sandook · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**941

Working population ****43.6%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 58.8% for women. 43% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (36%) · **■** Other work 20 (13%) · **■** Marginal 75 (50%)

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 Gairatganj

- Agriya Khurd374 people
- Jamaniya Khas357 people
- Binapur356 people
- Usharmeta355 people
- Sihora Kalan342 people
- Bahediya338 people
- Berkhedi337 people
- Sagouniya332 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sandook from Raisen?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sandook?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandook in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sandook?72.8% (Census 2011)