# Sandhu Kalan Village, Tapa, Barnala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/sandhu-kalan/ Village · Tapa, Barnala # Sandhu Kalan Sandhu Kalan is a village in Tapa sub-district of Barnala district, Punjab, PIN code **148102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,747 people in 512 households**, the 25th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 2,747people (2011) - 512households - 68.3%literacy - 148102PIN code ## Sandhu Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sandhu Kalan is 148102.** Sandhu Kalan falls in Tapa sub-district, Barnala district, Punjab. - PIN code148102 - Gram panchayatSandhu Kalan - Community development blockSehna - Census village code040060 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandhu Kalan from nearby towns? - Tapa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Barnala (district HQ)22 km by road - Bhadaur (nearest town)16 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 Sandhu Kalan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sandhu Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tapa - ○Degree college10+ km · Barnala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barnala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Sandhu Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 89% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 588 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 Sandhu Kalan Of every 100 households in Sandhu Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Sandhu Kalan · ■ Tapa rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****81%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **19% Tap water ****47%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **64% Use banking services ****69%** **58% Television ****78%** **74% Mobile phone ****75%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****50%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **10% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Sandhu Kalan? ■ Sandhu Kalan · ■ Tapa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **842 Working population ****35.2%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 64.2% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 483 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (15%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 187 (19%) · **■** Marginal 132 (14%) 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 Tapa - Ghunas2,836 people - Bhaini Fatta2,829 people - Badra2,766 people - Nainewala2,758 people - Kahneke2,655 people - Majuke2,527 people - Talwandi2,405 people - Mehta2,304 people [All 50 villages in Tapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sandhu Kalan?148102 - How far is Sandhu Kalan from Barnala?22 km by road - What is the population of Sandhu Kalan?2,747 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandhu Kalan in?Barnala district (Tapa sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sandhu Kalan?68.3% (Census 2011)