# Sandham Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/sandham/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Sandham Sandham is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144201**. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 66 households**, the 196th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 309people (2011) - 66households - 80.2%literacy - 144201PIN code ## Sandham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sandham is 144201.** Sandham falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144201 - Gram panchayatSandham - Community development blockBhogpur - Census village code030601 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandham from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)37 km by road - Bhogpur (nearest town)9 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 Sandham? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sandham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhogpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Sandham known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 90% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Sandham Of every 100 households in Sandham in 2011, 98 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 21 a car. ■ Sandham · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****61%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **26% Tap water ****11%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **33% Use banking services ****59%** **75% Television ****92%** **87% Mobile phone ****80%** **80% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****67%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****21%** **13% None of these assets ****0%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Sandham? ■ Sandham · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000** **881 Working population ****40.1%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 75.2% for women. 72% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 36 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 79 (64%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Jalandhar - II - Barchuhi341 people - Muridpur336 people - Bhattian335 people - Abadan319 people - Sohalpur305 people - Nangal Manohar292 people - Fazalpur289 people - Rasulpur Khurd285 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sandham?144201 - How far is Sandham from Jalandhar?37 km by road - What is the population of Sandham?309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandham in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sandham?80.2% (Census 2011)