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About Sankapat Village

Sankapat is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 229 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankapat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankapat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 160.62 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 229
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankapat compares

By the 2011 count Sankapat is the 152nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 160.62 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sankapat

Sankapat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankapat as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sankapat from other places

Sankapat lies about 66 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 57 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 Sankapat
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 18 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 57 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 66 km

Villages closest to Sankapat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankapat village had a population of 440. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Sankapat village has 229 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankapat has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sankapat is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankapat covers 160.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankapat falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankapat is Kargi Road, about 57 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankapat.

Sankapat is about 66 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankapat is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 18 km away. Kargi Road is about 57 km away. Bilaspur is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpalpur (1.6 km), Keharpur (1.6 km) and Marra Dabri (1.7 km).

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

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