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About Sankara Village

Sankara is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 392 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 492109
Area (hectares) 535.35 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 392
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankara compares

By the 2011 count Sankara is the 46th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 535.35 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rasela, Rawanbhata, Raweli and Ruwad. 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 Sankara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankara village had a population of 839. That makes it the 46th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Sankara village has 392 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankara has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Sankara is 492109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankara covers 535.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankara falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sankara 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sankara.

Sankara is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur 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 Sankara today is likely to be higher.

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