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About Sanko Village

Sanko is a small village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 183 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanko village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Farsabahar
Pincode 496245
Area (hectares) 359.81 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 183
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanko compares

By the 2011 count Sanko is the 81st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 359.81 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Sanko

Sanko is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanko 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. The nearest villages by name are Sagjor, Sahaspur, Sahilata and Sajbahar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sanko

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanko village had a population of 354. That makes it the 81st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Sanko village has 183 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanko has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Sanko is 496245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanko covers 359.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanko falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sanko notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sanko.

Sanko is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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