About Sankara Village

Sankara is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 846 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Balod
Pincode	495006
Area (hectares)	643.08 hectares
Population	1,723
Male Population	846
Female Population	877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankara compares

By the 2011 count Sankara is the 16th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 643.08 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Sankara

Sankara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankara as Available. 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 Sankara from other places

Sankara lies about 44 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 6.6 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 Sankara
Nearest railway station	Latabor	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balod	8.1 km
District headquarters	Durg	44 km

Villages closest to Sankara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankara village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 16th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Sankara village has 846 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankara has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Sankara is 495006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankara covers 643.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankara falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankara is Latabor, about 6.6 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 village for Sankara.

Sankara is about 44 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankara is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 6.6 km away. Balod is about 8.1 km away. Durg is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.