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About Sankhe Chhotka Village

Sankhe Chhotka is one of the larger villages in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,460, made up of 2,720 males and 2,740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares.

Sankhe Chhotka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhe Chhotka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 5,460
Male Population 2,720
Female Population 2,740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankhe Chhotka compares

By the 2011 count Sankhe Chhotka is the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Sankhe Chhotka

Sankhe Chhotka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankhe Chhotka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raghua, Rajapur, Rasauti and Salempatti. 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.

Common questions about Sankhe Chhotka

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhe Chhotka village had a population of 5,460. That makes it the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Sankhe Chhotka village has 2,720 males and 2,740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhe Chhotka has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1040.

Sankhe Chhotka covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sankhe Chhotka falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

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

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

Sankhe Chhotka is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj 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.

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

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