About Sankha Village

Sankha is a mid sized village in Indi tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,749, made up of 926 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bijapur
Tehsil	Indi
Pincode	586112
Area (hectares)	761.35 hectares
Population	1,749
Male Population	926
Female Population	823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankha compares

By the 2011 count Sankha is the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,969 residents. Its 761.35 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sankha

Sankha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankha 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Revathagaon, Rodagi, Rugi and Salotgi. 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 Sankha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankha village had a population of 1,749. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,969 residents.

Sankha village has 926 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankha has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sankha is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankha covers 761.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankha falls under Indi tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sankha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sankha is in Indi tehsil of Bijapur 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.