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About Sankhari Village

Sankhari is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,967, made up of 2,032 males and 1,935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1940.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhari village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 384275
Area (hectares) 1940.98 hectares
Population 3,967
Male Population 2,032
Female Population 1,935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sankhari compares

By the 2011 count Sankhari is the 26th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 1940.98 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sankhari

Sankhari 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 Sankhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankhari from other places

Sankhari lies about 8.4 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Sankhari, about 2.8 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 Sankhari
Nearest railway station Sankhari 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 8.4 km
Nearest town Pātan 8.4 km

Villages closest to Sankhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhari village had a population of 3,967. That makes it the 26th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Sankhari village has 2,032 males and 1,935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhari has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Sankhari is 384275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhari covers 1940.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhari falls under Patan tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sankhari is Sankhari, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankhari.

Sankhari is about 8.4 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhari is in Patan tehsil of Patan district. Sankhari is about 2.8 km away. Patan is about 8.4 km away. Pātan is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Norta Talpad (2.5 km), Norta Vanta (2.5 km) and Gaja (2.6 km).

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

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