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About Sankhua Village

Sankhua is a mid sized village in Loisinga tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 403 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhua village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Loisinga
Pincode 767061
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 403
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankhua compares

By the 2011 count Sankhua is the 45th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Sankhua

Sankhua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankhua as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sahajchhapar, Sakama, Saledungri and Saltarpali. 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 Sankhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhua village had a population of 824. That makes it the 45th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Sankhua village has 403 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhua has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Sankhua is 767061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhua covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhua falls under Loisinga tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Sankhua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankhua.

Sankhua is in Loisinga tehsil of Balangir 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 Sankhua today is likely to be higher.

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