# Sandhuan Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/sandhuan/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Sandhuan Sandhuan is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,931 people in 312 households**, the 8th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 1,931people (2011) - 312households - 86.1%literacy - 140112PIN code ## Sandhuan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sandhuan is 140112.** Sandhuan falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140112 - Gram panchayatSandhuan - Community development blockChamkaur Sahib - Census village code038864 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandhuan from nearby towns? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)21 km by road - Chamkaur Sahib (nearest town)2 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 Sandhuan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sandhuan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chamakaur Sahib - ○Degree college10+ km · Bela - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 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 Sandhuan known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 85% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Sandhuan Of every 100 households in Sandhuan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Sandhuan · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****83%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **27% Tap water ****54%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **55% Use banking services ****96%** **77% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****88%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****61%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****90%** **97% 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 Sandhuan? ■ Sandhuan · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****823** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **849 Working population ****31.1%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 79.5% for women. 41% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 148 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (14%) · **■** Household industry 82 (14%) · **■** Other work 128 (21%) · **■** Marginal 159 (26%) 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 Chamkaur Sahib - Barsalpur2,106 people - Bela2,087 people - Boor Majra2,020 people - Behrampur Bet1,981 people - Bari Jhallian1,797 people - Bara Samana1,754 people - Oind1,706 people - Amrali1,699 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sandhuan?140112 - How far is Sandhuan from Rupnagar?21 km by road - What is the population of Sandhuan?1,931 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandhuan in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sandhuan?86.1% (Census 2011)