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About Sankal Village

Sankal is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 494 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.4 hectares hectares.

Sankal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 486.4 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 494
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankal compares

By the 2011 count Sankal is the 25th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 486.4 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sankal

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

How far is Sankal from other places

Sankal lies about 31 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 32 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 Sankal
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 15 km
District headquarters Raisen 31 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 32 km

Villages closest to Sankal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankal village had a population of 922. That makes it the 25th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Sankal village has 494 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankal has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Sankal covers 486.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankal falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankal is Sorai, about 32 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankal.

Sankal is about 31 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankal is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 15 km away. Raisen is about 31 km away. Sorai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachpediya (1.7 km), Mudiya Kheda (3.0 km) and Sagouniya (3.6 km).

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

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