About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 398 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814120
Area (hectares)	104.26 hectares
Population	759
Male Population	398
Female Population	361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
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 Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 29th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 104.26 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sankarpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Rupsagar, Sadhudih, Sahra and Sakri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 759. That makes it the 29th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Sankarpur village has 398 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 104.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankarpur falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sankarpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.