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About Shinkari Tola Village

Shinkari Tola is a mid sized village in Rajnandgaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 288 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shinkari Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shinkari Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Rajnandgaon
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 214.43 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 288
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shinkari Tola compares

By the 2011 count Shinkari Tola is the 131st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 214.43 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Shinkari Tola

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

Shinkari Tola lies about 12 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Parmalkasa, about 4.7 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 Shinkari Tola
Nearest railway station Parmalkasa 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnandgaon 12 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 12 km

Villages closest to Shinkari Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnandgaon 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 Shinkari Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Shinkari Tola village had a population of 566. That makes it the 131st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Shinkari Tola village has 288 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shinkari Tola has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Shinkari Tola is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shinkari Tola covers 214.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shinkari Tola falls under Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shinkari Tola is Parmalkasa, about 4.7 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 Shinkari Tola.

Shinkari Tola is about 12 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shinkari Tola is in Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Parmalkasa is about 4.7 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 12 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarahi (under 2 km), Khairjhiti (1.8 km) and Parewadeeh (1.9 km).

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

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