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About Sankhani Village

Sankhani is a small village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 43 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.67 hectares hectares.

Sankhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 171.67 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 43
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhani compares

By the 2011 count Sankhani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 171.67 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sankhani

Sankhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankhani as Available within village. 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 Sahalwada, Samnapur, Sandiya and Sangai. 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 Sankhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhani village had a population of 92. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Sankhani village has 43 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhani has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Sankhani covers 171.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankhani falls under Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Sankhani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankhani.

Sankhani is in Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad 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 Sankhani today is likely to be higher.

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