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About Sanchiru Village

Sanchiru is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 200 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanchiru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanchiru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 200
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sanchiru compares

By the 2011 count Sanchiru is the 86th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sanchiru

The census records public bus service for Sanchiru 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanchiru from other places

Sanchiru lies about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 3.4 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 Sanchiru
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 3.4 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 11 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Sanchiru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanchiru village had a population of 405. That makes it the 86th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Sanchiru village has 200 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanchiru has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sanchiru is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanchiru covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanchiru falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sanchiru is Pandrasali, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sanchiru.

Sanchiru is about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanchiru is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 3.4 km away. Chāībāsa is about 7.3 km away. Khuntpani is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barachiru (under 2 km), Banamgutu (1.8 km) and Horlor (2.2 km).

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

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