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About Sankhi Village

Sankhi is a large village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,263, made up of 1,154 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814155
Area (hectares) 30.61 hectares
Population 2,263
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhi compares

By the 2011 count Sankhi is the 12th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 30.61 hectares work out to about 74 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sankhi

Sankhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sankhi from other places

Sankhi lies about under 2 km from Bashant Rai, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 19 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 Sankhi
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai under 2 km
Nearest railway station Godda 19 km

Villages closest to Sankhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Sankhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhi village had a population of 2,263. That makes it the 12th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Sankhi village has 1,154 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhi has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sankhi is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhi covers 30.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 74 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sankhi falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sankhi is Godda, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankhi.

Sankhi is about under 2 km from Bashant Rai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhi is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about under 2 km away. Godda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mokal Chak (under 2 km), Gopi Chak (under 2 km) and Bisambhar Chak (under 2 km).

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

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