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About Sankui Village

Sankui is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 13 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 615 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.84 hectares hectares.

Sankui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankui village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 80.84 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 13
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 615
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankui compares

By the 2011 count Sankui is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 80.84 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sankui

Sankui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankui as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sankui from other places

Sankui lies about 42 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, 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 Sankui
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 3.4 km
Nearest town Sihorā 20 km
Nearest railway station Dundi 22 km
District headquarters Katni 42 km

Villages closest to Sankui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankui village had a population of 21. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Sankui village has 13 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankui has about 615 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Sankui covers 80.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankui falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankui is Dundi, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankui.

Sankui is about 42 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankui is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 3.4 km away. Sihorā is about 20 km away. Dundi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marwari (under 2 km), Mawai (under 2 km) and Sijhari (1.8 km).

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

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