About Sankha Village

Sankha is a mid sized village in Bishrampur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 733 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Bishrampur
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	142 hectares
Population	1,367
Male Population	733
Female Population	634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankha compares

By the 2011 count Sankha is the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sankha

Sankha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankha as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Panjri Khurd, Pathe, Pipra and Ragda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sankha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankha village had a population of 1,367. That makes it the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents.

Sankha village has 733 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankha has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sankha is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankha covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankha falls under Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sankha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankha.

Sankha is in Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.