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About Sankarikheda Village

Sankarikheda is a small village in Beerpur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 28 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares.

Sankarikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Beerpur
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 28
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sankarikheda compares

By the 2011 count Sankarikheda is the 65th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 890.

Getting to Sankarikheda

Sankarikheda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sankarikheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankarikheda from other places

Sankarikheda lies about 17 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 18 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 Sankarikheda
Tehsil headquarters Beerpur 17 km
District headquarters Sheopur 17 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 18 km

Villages closest to Sankarikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarikheda village had a population of 52. That makes it the 65th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents.

Sankarikheda village has 28 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarikheda has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Sankarikheda covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankarikheda falls under Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankarikheda is Sheopur Kalan, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sankarikheda.

Sankarikheda is about 17 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarikheda is in Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district. Beerpur is about 17 km away. Sheopur is about 17 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birpur (2.7 km), Kishanpura (4.9 km) and Deopur (7.8 km).

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

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