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About Sankara Village

Sankara is a large village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,324, made up of 1,185 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1048 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, 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 Tilda
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 1048 hectares
Population 2,324
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 20th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 1048 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 997.

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 35 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 9.8 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
Nearest railway station Baikunth 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 10 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 11 km
District headquarters Raipur 35 km

Villages closest to Sankara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tilda 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.

Common questions about Sankara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankara village had a population of 2,324. That makes it the 20th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Sankara village has 1,185 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankara has about 961 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Sankara is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankara covers 1048 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankara falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankara is Baikunth, about 9.8 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 35 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankara is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Baikunth is about 9.8 km away. Tilda is about 10 km away. Tilda Newra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhna (1.9 km), Bhumiya (2.2 km) and Sardhu (3.7 km).

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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