About Sankanpuri Village

Sankanpuri is a mid sized village in Partur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 810 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1095 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankanpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankanpuri village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalna
Tehsil	Partur
Pincode	431507
Area (hectares)	1095 hectares
Population	1,608
Male Population	810
Female Population	798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankanpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sankanpuri is the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,492 residents. Its 1095 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Sankanpuri

Sankanpuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankanpuri as Available within village. 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 Sankanpuri from other places

Sankanpuri lies about 64 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Usmanpur, about 26 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 Sankanpuri
Nearest town	Majalgaon	20 km
Nearest railway station	Usmanpur	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Partur	31 km
District headquarters	Jalna	64 km

Villages closest to Sankanpuri

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

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Common questions about Sankanpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankanpuri village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,492 residents.

Sankanpuri village has 810 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankanpuri has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sankanpuri is 431507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankanpuri covers 1095 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankanpuri falls under Partur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sankanpuri is Usmanpur, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankanpuri.

Sankanpuri is about 64 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankanpuri is in Partur tehsil of Jalna district. Majalgaon is about 20 km away. Usmanpur is about 26 km away. Partur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.