About Sankra Village

Sankra is a large village in Harij tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,411, made up of 1,250 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1234.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384255, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankra village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Patan
Tehsil	Harij
Pincode	384255
Area (hectares)	1234.04 hectares
Population	2,411
Male Population	1,250
Female Population	1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Sankra is the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 1234.04 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sankra

Sankra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sankra from other places

Sankra lies about 16 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Khalipur, about 12 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 Sankra
Nearest railway station	Khalipur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harij	16 km
Nearest town	Hārij	16 km
District headquarters	Patan	16 km

Villages closest to Sankra

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

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Common questions about Sankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankra village had a population of 2,411. That makes it the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Sankra village has 1,250 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Sankra is 384255. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankra covers 1234.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankra falls under Harij tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sankra is Khalipur, about 12 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankra.

Sankra is about 16 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankra is in Harij tehsil of Patan district. Khalipur is about 12 km away. Harij is about 16 km away. Hārij is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.