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About Sankhalpur Village

Sankhalpur is a large village in Becharaji tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,170, made up of 2,164 males and 2,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1935.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhalpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Becharaji
Pincode 384210
Area (hectares) 1935.05 hectares
Population 4,170
Male Population 2,164
Female Population 2,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankhalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankhalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 1935.05 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sankhalpur

Sankhalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sankhalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankhalpur from other places

Sankhalpur lies about 37 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Sankhalpur, about under 2 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 Sankhalpur
Nearest railway station Sankhalpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Becharaji 2.6 km
Nearest town Hārij 23 km
District headquarters Mahesana 37 km

Villages closest to Sankhalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhalpur village had a population of 4,170. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Sankhalpur village has 2,164 males and 2,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhalpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sankhalpur is 384210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhalpur covers 1935.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhalpur falls under Becharaji tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sankhalpur is Sankhalpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankhalpur.

Sankhalpur is about 37 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhalpur is in Becharaji tehsil of Mahesana district. Sankhalpur is about under 2 km away. Becharaji is about 2.6 km away. Hārij is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bechar Alias Becharaji (2.6 km), Kalri (4.7 km) and Pratapgadh (6.3 km).

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

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