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About Sankerpur Village

Sankerpur is a small village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 153 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankerpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 832108
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 153
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
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 Sankerpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankerpur is the 108th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sankerpur

The census records public bus service for Sankerpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Rengodih, Sahebganj, Salampathar and Saldih. 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.

Common questions about Sankerpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankerpur village had a population of 327. That makes it the 108th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Sankerpur village has 153 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankerpur has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sankerpur is 832108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankerpur covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankerpur falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sankerpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Sankerpur.

Sankerpur is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan 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.

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

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