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About Sankhara Village

Sankhara is a large village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,377, made up of 1,788 males and 1,589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Baheri
Pincode 847105
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 3,377
Male Population 1,788
Female Population 1,589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankhara compares

By the 2011 count Sankhara is the 28th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sankhara

Sankhara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sankhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankhara from other places

Sankhara lies about 20 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Haiaghat, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sankhara
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Haiaghat 12 km
Nearest town Benipur 16 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 20 km

Villages closest to Sankhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baheri tehsil.

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.

Common questions about Sankhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhara village had a population of 3,377. That makes it the 28th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Sankhara village has 1,788 males and 1,589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhara has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sankhara is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhara covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sankhara falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sankhara is Haiaghat, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sankhara.

Sankhara is about 20 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhara is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Baheri is about 7.9 km away. Haiaghat is about 12 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Raipur (under 2 km), Maheshpur (under 2 km) and Paghari (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sankhara today is likely to be higher.

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