About Sankh Village

Sankh is one of the larger villages in Jat tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,447, made up of 4,418 males and 4,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4909.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankh village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Jat
Pincode	416412
Area (hectares)	4909.53 hectares
Population	8,447
Male Population	4,418
Female Population	4,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankh compares

By the 2011 count Sankh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,660 residents. Its 4909.53 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sankh

Sankh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankh 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. The nearest villages by name are Ravalgundwadi, Revnal, Salekari and Salmalgewadi. 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.

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Common questions about Sankh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankh village had a population of 8,447. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,660 residents.

Sankh village has 4,418 males and 4,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankh has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sankh is 416412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankh covers 4909.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankh falls under Jat tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Sankh 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sankh.

Sankh is in Jat tehsil of Sangli 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.