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About Sankhi Khurd Village

Sankhi Khurd is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 343 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhi Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhi Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814155
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 343
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhi Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sankhi Khurd is the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sankhi Khurd

Sankhi Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankhi Khurd as Available within 10+ 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 Khurd from other places

Sankhi Khurd lies about under 2 km from Bashant Rai, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 18 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai under 2 km
Nearest railway station Godda 18 km

Villages closest to Sankhi Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhi Khurd village had a population of 647. That makes it the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Sankhi Khurd village has 343 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhi Khurd has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

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

Sankhi Khurd covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sankhi Khurd is Godda, about 18 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 km distance for Sankhi Khurd.

Sankhi Khurd 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 Khurd is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about under 2 km away. Godda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantrai (under 2 km), Baskhoriya (under 2 km) and Bela Kita (under 2 km).

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

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