About Sankauli Village

Sankauli is a mid sized village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,760, made up of 775 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,271 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Sankauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankauli village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Mashrakh
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	1,760
Male Population	775
Female Population	985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,271
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankauli compares

By the 2011 count Sankauli is the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Sankauli

Sankauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankauli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankauli from other places

Sankauli lies about 11 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 7.5 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 Sankauli
Nearest railway station	Saghar Sultanpur Halt	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mashrakh	11 km
District headquarters	Saran	11 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	19 km

Villages closest to Sankauli

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

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Common questions about Sankauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankauli village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Sankauli village has 775 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankauli has about 1271 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Sankauli covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankauli falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sankauli is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sankauli.

Sankauli is about 11 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankauli is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Saghar Sultanpur Halt is about 7.5 km away. Mashrakh is about 11 km away. Saran is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.