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About Sankri Village

Sankri is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 156 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 233.17 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 156
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,218
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankri compares

By the 2011 count Sankri is the 183rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 233.17 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1027.

Getting to Sankri

Sankri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankri 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 Sankri from other places

Sankri lies about 43 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Dongargarh, about 24 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 Sankri
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 21 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 21 km
Nearest railway station Dongargarh 24 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 43 km

Villages closest to Sankri

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 Sankri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankri village had a population of 346. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Sankri village has 156 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankri has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sankri is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankri covers 233.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankri falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sankri is Dongargarh, about 24 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 Sankri.

Sankri is about 43 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankri is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 21 km away. Khairāgarh is about 21 km away. Dongargarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Temri (2.1 km), Bikrampur (3.6 km) and Viranpur (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sankri today is likely to be higher.

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