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About Sankra Village

Sankra is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 193 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, 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 Nagri
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 179.24 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 193
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Sankra is the 129th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 179.24 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

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 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 65 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 65 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 6.6 km
Nearest town Kānker 52 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 65 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 65 km

Villages closest to Sankra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankra village had a population of 417. That makes it the 129th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Sankra village has 193 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankra has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Sankra is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankra covers 179.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankra falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankra is Sankra, about 65 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 Sankra.

Sankra is about 65 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 Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 6.6 km away. Kānker is about 52 km away. Dhamtari is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankrakup (under 2 km), Korra (under 2 km) and Hinchhapur (under 2 km).

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

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