About Shankoja Village

Shankoja is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 67 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankoja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankoja village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182222
Area (hectares)	11.7 hectares
Population	138
Male Population	67
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankoja compares

By the 2011 count Shankoja is the 106th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 11.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Shankoja

Shankoja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankoja as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shankoja from other places

Shankoja lies about 24 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 50 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 Shankoja
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	2.7 km
District headquarters	Doda	24 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	50 km

Villages closest to Shankoja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankoja village had a population of 138. That makes it the 106th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Shankoja village has 67 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankoja has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Shankoja is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankoja covers 11.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankoja falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shankoja is Udhampur, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shankoja.

Shankoja is about 24 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankoja is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 2.7 km away. Doda is about 24 km away. Udhampur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.