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About Sankara Village

Sankara is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 392 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 267.52 hectares
Population 810
Male Population 392
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankara compares

By the 2011 count Sankara is the 79th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 267.52 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

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 km distance. 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 39 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 27 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 Khairagarh 9.7 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 27 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 39 km

Villages closest to Sankara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khairagarh 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 810. That makes it the 79th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Sankara village has 392 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankara has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sankara is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankara covers 267.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankara falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankara is Jatkanhar, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Sankara.

Sankara is about 39 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankara is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 9.7 km away. Khairāgarh is about 9.7 km away. Jatkanhar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangalpur (2.0 km), Salhewara (2.1 km) and Chichka (2.3 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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