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

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Sandhanwal

Sandhanwal is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144703**. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 192 households**, the 58th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 930people (2011)
- 192households
- 70.3%literacy
- 144703PIN code

## Sandhanwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sandhanwal is 144703.** Sandhanwal falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144703
- Gram panchayatSandhanwal
- Community development blockShahkot
- Census village code029732

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

## How far is Sandhanwal from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)47 km by road
- Shahkot (nearest town)5 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 Sandhanwal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sandhanwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bajwa Kalan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahkot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Sandhanwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 93% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Sandhanwal

Of every 100 households in Sandhanwal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Sandhanwal · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**26%

Tap water ****26%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**77%

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

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**56%

Use banking services ****83%**

**71%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**12%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sandhanwal?

■ Sandhanwal · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**862

Working population ****29.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 66.4% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (16%) · **■** Household industry 25 (9%) · **■** Other work 134 (50%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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

- Ghuduwal980 people
- Salaich948 people
- Khurampur943 people
- Gehlan931 people
- Nawanpind Khalewal923 people
- Kang Khurd897 people
- Raunt885 people
- Ida864 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sandhanwal?144703
- How far is Sandhanwal from Jalandhar?47 km by road
- What is the population of Sandhanwal?930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandhanwal in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sandhanwal?70.3% (Census 2011)