About Sankar Basti Village

Sankar Basti is a mid sized village in Lanka tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 919 males and 907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankar Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankar Basti village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
Tehsil	Lanka
Pincode	782446
Area (hectares)	367.52 hectares
Population	1,826
Male Population	919
Female Population	907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankar Basti compares

By the 2011 count Sankar Basti is the 62nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 367.52 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sankar Basti

Sankar Basti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankar Basti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ramsing Gaon No 2, Rani Pukhuri, Sadhukhuti No 1 and Sadhukuthi No 2. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sankar Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankar Basti village had a population of 1,826. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Sankar Basti village has 919 males and 907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankar Basti has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Sankar Basti is 782446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankar Basti covers 367.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankar Basti falls under Lanka tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The census record for Sankar Basti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sankar Basti.

Sankar Basti is in Lanka tehsil of Nagaon district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.