About Sanso Village

Sanso is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 444 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanso village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	220 hectares
Population	878
Male Population	444
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanso compares

By the 2011 count Sanso is the 41st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sanso

Sanso is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanso as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sanso from other places

Sanso lies about 24 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Sanso
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	5.4 km
District headquarters	Gumla	24 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	24 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	30 km

Villages closest to Sanso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanso village had a population of 878. That makes it the 41st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Sanso village has 444 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanso has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sanso is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanso covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanso falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sanso is Lohardaga, about 30 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 village for Sanso.

Sanso is about 24 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanso is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 5.4 km away. Gumla is about 24 km away. Gumlā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.