About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a large village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,703, made up of 1,415 males and 1,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Pincode	814160
Area (hectares)	237 hectares
Population	2,703
Male Population	1,415
Female Population	1,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankarpur as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankarpur from other places

Sankarpur lies about 8.6 km from Meherma, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 7.9 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 Sankarpur
Nearest railway station	Godda	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	8.6 km

Villages closest to Sankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 2,703. That makes it the 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Sankarpur village has 1,415 males and 1,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankarpur falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sankarpur is Godda, about 7.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is about 8.6 km from Meherma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarpur is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 7.9 km away. Meherma is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.