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About Sindri Village

Sindri is a large village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,914, made up of 1,482 males and 1,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sindri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 501 hectares
Population 2,914
Male Population 1,482
Female Population 1,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sindri compares

By the 2011 count Sindri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 501 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1005.

Getting to Sindri

Sindri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sindri as Available within 5 - 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 Sindri from other places

Sindri lies about 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 35 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 Sindri
Nearest town Būndu 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 34 km
District headquarters Khunti 34 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 35 km

Villages closest to Sindri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindri village had a population of 2,914. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Sindri village has 1,482 males and 1,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindri has about 966 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Sindri is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindri covers 501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sindri falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sindri is Gautamdhara, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sindri.

Sindri is about 34 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sindri is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 14 km away. Erki is about 34 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sosokuti (under 2 km), Piskahatu (under 2 km) and Piskatoli (under 2 km).

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

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