About Sankara Village

Sankara is a large village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,545, made up of 1,784 males and 1,761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	494224
Area (hectares)	537.13 hectares
Population	3,545
Male Population	1,784
Female Population	1,761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 537.13 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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 31 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 29 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	Baramkela	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kotarlia	29 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	31 km

Villages closest to Sankara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 3,545. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Sankara village has 1,784 males and 1,761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankara has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sankara is 494224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankara covers 537.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankara falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankara is Kotarlia, about 29 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 31 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankara is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 22 km away. Kotarlia is about 29 km away. Raigarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.