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About Sankrigali Village

Sankrigali is a small village in Deoghar tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 242 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankrigali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankrigali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Deoghar
Pincode 814114
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 242
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankrigali compares

By the 2011 count Sankrigali is the 112th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 541 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 916.

Getting to Sankrigali

Sankrigali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sankrigali as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sankrigali from other places

Sankrigali lies about 31 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Simultala, about 5.9 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 Sankrigali
Nearest railway station Simultala 5.9 km
Nearest town Jhajha 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Deoghar 31 km

Villages closest to Sankrigali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankrigali village had a population of 460. That makes it the 112th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 541 residents.

Sankrigali village has 242 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankrigali has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Sankrigali is 814114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankrigali covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankrigali falls under Deoghar tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sankrigali is Simultala, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankrigali.

Sankrigali is about 31 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankrigali is in Deoghar tehsil of Deoghar district. Simultala is about 5.9 km away. Jhajha is about 14 km away. Deoghar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basakola (3.1 km), Ukhria (3.6 km) and Rajasar (6.8 km).

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

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