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About Sankra Village

Sankra is a mid sized village in Aron tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 451 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares.

Sankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Aron
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 451
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Sankra is the 51st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 791 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Sankra

Sankra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankra 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 Sankra from other places

Sankra lies about 23 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Raghogarh, about 13 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 Sankra
Nearest town Rāghogarh 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Raghogarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Aron 15 km
District headquarters Guna 23 km

Villages closest to Sankra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankra village had a population of 829. That makes it the 51st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 791 residents.

Sankra village has 451 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankra has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Sankra covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankra falls under Aron tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankra is Raghogarh, about 13 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 Sankra.

Sankra is about 23 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankra is in Aron tehsil of Guna district. Rāghogarh is about 8.7 km away. Raghogarh is about 13 km away. Aron is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (under 2 km), Khaira (1.7 km) and Mirjapur (2.0 km).

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

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