About Sankra Village

Sankra is a mid sized village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,115, made up of 535 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Magarlod
Pincode	493663
Area (hectares)	343.72 hectares
Population	1,115
Male Population	535
Female Population	580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Sankra is the 41st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 343.72 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Sankra

Sankra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sankra from other places

Sankra lies about 8.8 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 3.2 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 Sankra
Nearest railway station	Sankra	3.2 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Magarlod	24 km

Villages closest to Sankra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankra village had a population of 1,115. That makes it the 41st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Sankra village has 535 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankra has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Sankra is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankra covers 343.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankra falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankra is Sankra, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance for Sankra.

Sankra is about 8.8 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankra is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sankra is about 3.2 km away. Dhamtari is about 8.8 km away. Magarlod is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.