About Sankra Village

Sankra is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,781, made up of 898 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	490042
Area (hectares)	465.93 hectares
Population	1,781
Male Population	898
Female Population	883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Sankra is the 30th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 465.93 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

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 5 - 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 38 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Urkura, about 24 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 town	Ahīwāra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	19 km
Nearest railway station	Urkura	24 km
District headquarters	Durg	38 km

Villages closest to Sankra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha 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 1,781. That makes it the 30th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Sankra village has 898 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankra has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sankra is 490042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankra covers 465.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankra falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankra is Urkura, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 38 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankra is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 14 km away. Dhamdha is about 19 km away. Urkura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.