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About Sankad Village

Sankad is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 597 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.16 hectares hectares.

Sankad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 321.16 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 597
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankad compares

By the 2011 count Sankad is the 13th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 321.16 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Sankad

Sankad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankad as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Richhkhora, Sagala Kho, Sakrawada and Salrapada. 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 Sankad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankad village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 13th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Sankad village has 597 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankad has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Sankad covers 321.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankad falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Sankad 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 10+ km distance for Sankad.

Sankad is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam 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 Sankad today is likely to be higher.

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