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About Sanka Kalan Village

Sanka Kalan is a mid sized village in Kumbhraj tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 360 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares.

Sanka Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanka Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Kumbhraj
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 360
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sanka Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sanka Kalan is the 48th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Sanka Kalan

Sanka Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sanka Kalan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanka Kalan from other places

Sanka Kalan lies about 37 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 3.1 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 Sanka Kalan
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 3.1 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 13 km
District headquarters Guna 37 km

Villages closest to Sanka Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbhraj 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 Sanka Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanka Kalan village had a population of 688. That makes it the 48th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Sanka Kalan village has 360 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanka Kalan has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Sanka Kalan covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanka Kalan falls under Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanka Kalan is Kumbhraj, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sanka Kalan.

Sanka Kalan is about 37 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanka Kalan is in Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district. Kumbhraj is about 3.1 km away. Rāghogarh is about 13 km away. Guna is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kekadya Khurd (under 2 km), Kekadya Kalan (under 2 km) and Manak Chouk (3.0 km).

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

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