Sandal, Chowki Choura

Sandal is a village located in the Chowki Choura Tehsil of Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Chowki Choura block and comes under Majoor Halqa Panchayat.

As on May 2024, the current population of Sandal is 687 out of which 386 are males and rest 301 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 780 females per 1000 males. There are around 77 teenagers in Sandal. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 409 persons can read and write. Total 39 people belonging to scheduled caste and 16 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 134 households in Sandal, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 236. The pincode of Sandal is 181201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Akhnoor Sub Post office
• Pacca Danga Akhnoor Sub Post office
• Bamal Colony Branch Post office
• Brui Branch Post office
• Gandharwan Branch Post office

Schools

Sandal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• S.H Public School Majoor (Sandal)
• Middle School Sandal
• Primary School Upper Sandal

Hospitals

Sandal has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Bala Sub-Center
• Sub-Center Dhok Khalsa
• Sub-Center Bardhal Khurd
• Piyan Sub-Center
• Sub-Center Tanda

Banks

Sandal has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• ICICI Bank Akhnoor
• Indian Bank Akhnoor
• Jammu & Kashmir Bank Maira Mandrian Jammu
• Punjab National Bank Akhnoor Jammu
• State Bank of India Akhnoor