About Sankhabara Village

Sankhabara is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,901, made up of 976 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhabara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhabara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	338.03 hectares
Population	1,901
Male Population	976
Female Population	925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhabara compares

By the 2011 count Sankhabara is the 21st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 338.03 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 986.

Getting to Sankhabara

Sankhabara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankhabara as Available within 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 Sankhabara from other places

Sankhabara lies about 57 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 16 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 Sankhabara
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	23 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	36 km
District headquarters	Giridih	57 km

Villages closest to Sankhabara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhabara village had a population of 1,901. That makes it the 21st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Sankhabara village has 976 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhabara has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Sankhabara is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhabara covers 338.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhabara falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sankhabara is Dhanwar, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sankhabara.

Sankhabara is about 57 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhabara is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 16 km away. Birni is about 23 km away. Kodarma is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.