About Sankara Village

Sankara is a large village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,851, made up of 1,444 males and 1,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Pithora
Pincode	494670
Area (hectares)	453.48 hectares
Population	2,851
Male Population	1,444
Female Population	1,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 453.48 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 45 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pithora	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bagbahra	28 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	45 km
Nearest town	Mahāsamund	45 km

Villages closest to Sankara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 2,851. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Sankara village has 1,444 males and 1,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankara has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sankara is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankara covers 453.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankara falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankara is Bagbahra, about 28 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 45 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankara is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 3.8 km away. Bagbahra is about 28 km away. Mahasamund is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.