About Sankara Village

Sankara is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 211 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	71.52 hectares
Population	405
Male Population	211
Female Population	194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Sankara compares

By the 2011 count Sankara is the 61st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 71.52 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Sankara

Sankara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sankara 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 Ratanpur, Saharjori, Sahritola and Salaipahari. 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 Sankara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankara village had a population of 405. That makes it the 61st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Sankara village has 211 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankara has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Sankara is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankara covers 71.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankara falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sankara 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 Sankara.

Sankara is in Kathikund 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.