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About Sankota Village

Sankota is a mid sized village in Dharampuri tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 657 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.53 hectares hectares.

Sankota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankota village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dharampuri
Area (hectares) 135.53 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 657
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Sankota compares

By the 2011 count Sankota is the 41st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents. Its 135.53 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Sankota

Sankota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankota 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. The nearest villages by name are Rasulpur Bandhav, Rupatta, Sadikpur and Sadrabad. 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 Sankota

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankota village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 41st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents.

Sankota village has 657 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankota has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Sankota covers 135.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankota falls under Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

Sankota is in Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar 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 Sankota today is likely to be higher.

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