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About Sankai Village

Sankai is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 58 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 227.08 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 58
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankai compares

By the 2011 count Sankai is the 179th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 227.08 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sankai

Sankai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankai as Available within <5 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 Sankai from other places

Sankai lies about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 26 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 Sankai
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 26 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 39 km

Villages closest to Sankai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankai village had a population of 116. That makes it the 179th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Sankai village has 58 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankai has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Sankai is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankai covers 227.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankai falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sankai is Sonua, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankai.

Sankai is about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankai is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 9.7 km away. Sonua is about 26 km away. Chakradharpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuihasa (under 2 km), Todanghatu (1.9 km) and Erkora (2.0 km).

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

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