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About Sankra Village

Sankra is a large village in Joura tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,427, made up of 1,322 males and 1,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares.

Sankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Joura
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 2,427
Male Population 1,322
Female Population 1,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Sankra is the 48th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 819.

Getting to Sankra

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 <5 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 27 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Jora Alapur, about 1.6 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 railway station Jora Alapur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Joura 2.3 km
Nearest town Jora 2.3 km
District headquarters Morena 27 km

Villages closest to Sankra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Joura 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 2,427. That makes it the 48th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents.

Sankra village has 1,322 males and 1,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankra has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 819.

Sankra covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankra falls under Joura tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankra is Jora Alapur, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 27 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankra is in Joura tehsil of Morena district. Jora Alapur is about 1.6 km away. Joura is about 2.3 km away. Jora is about 2.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhopatpur (under 2 km), Kohera (2.4 km) and Manpur Balla (2.8 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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