# Sand Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Sand

Sand is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144702**. The 2011 Census counted **787 people in 157 households**, the 78th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 787people (2011)
- 157households
- 64.9%literacy
- 144702PIN code

## Sand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sand is 144702.** Sand falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144702
- Gram panchayatSand
- Community development blockShahkot
- Census village code029717

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

## How far is Sand from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Shahkot (nearest town)7 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 Sand?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sand; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahkot
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Sand known for?

The main crops are **potato, maize and vegetables**. About 87% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Sand

Of every 100 households in Sand in 2011, 94 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sand · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**26%

Tap water ****37%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**56%

Use banking services ****61%**

**71%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**12%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sand?

■ Sand · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**862

Working population ****44.3%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 61.3% for women. 63% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (23%) · **■** Marginal 40 (11%)

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 Shahkot

- Mundi Chohlian797 people
- Jalanpur Kalan794 people
- Sarangwal789 people
- Dhadha Daulatpur787 people
- Nasirpur781 people
- Billi Chao779 people
- Sidhupur773 people
- Jakopur Khurd764 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sand?144702
- How far is Sand from Jalandhar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sand?787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sand in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sand?64.9% (Census 2011)