About Sankai Village

Sankai is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 220 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares.

Sankai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankai village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Tehsil	Sohagpur
Area (hectares)	215 hectares
Population	441
Male Population	220
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankai compares

By the 2011 count Sankai is the 103rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sankai

Sankai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sankai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sankai from other places

Sankai lies about 48 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Pola-Patthar, about 22 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 Sankai
Nearest railway station	Pola-Patthar	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sohagpur	34 km
Nearest town	Sohāgpur	34 km
District headquarters	Hoshangabad	48 km

Villages closest to Sankai

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

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Common questions about Sankai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankai village had a population of 441. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Sankai village has 220 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankai has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Sankai covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankai falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankai is Pola-Patthar, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankai.

Sankai is about 48 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankai is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pola-Patthar is about 22 km away. Sohagpur is about 34 km away. Sohāgpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.