# Sakandarpur Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab)

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Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib 

# Sakandarpur

Sakandarpur is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140412**. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 47 households**, the 85th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 269people (2011)
- 47households
- 80.2%literacy
- 140412PIN code

## Sakandarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakandarpur is 140412.** Sakandarpur falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab.

- PIN code140412
- Gram panchayatSakanderpur
- Community development blockBassi Pathana
- Census village code032603

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

## How far is Sakandarpur from nearby towns?

- Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)9 km by road
- Bassi Pathana (nearest town)6 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 Sakandarpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sakandarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badwala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Fatehgarh Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bassi Pathana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sakandarpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Sakandarpur

Of every 100 households in Sakandarpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Sakandarpur · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**58%

Use banking services ****48%**

**74%

Television ****83%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**57%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**13%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sakandarpur?

■ Sakandarpur · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**870

Working population ****61.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 74.8% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (78%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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 Bassi Pathana

- Mehdudan287 people
- Bhuchhi286 people
- Sadakpur281 people
- Hussainpura272 people
- Karimpura257 people
- Nahanheri257 people
- Biromajri253 people
- Alampur220 people

[All 100 villages in Bassi Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakandarpur?140412
- How far is Sakandarpur from Fatehgarh Sahib?9 km by road
- What is the population of Sakandarpur?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakandarpur in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sakandarpur?80.2% (Census 2011)