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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a mid sized village in Baliapal tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 359 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Baliapal
Pincode 756024
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 359
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 76th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankarpur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankarpur from other places

Sankarpur lies about 68 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 4.7 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 Sankarpur
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 4.7 km
Nearest town Contai 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Baliapal 30 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 68 km

Villages closest to Sankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 714. That makes it the 76th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Sankarpur village has 359 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 756024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankarpur falls under Baliapal tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sankarpur is Ramnagar, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is about 68 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarpur is in Baliapal tehsil of Baleshwar district. Ramnagar is about 4.7 km away. Contai is about 24 km away. Baliapal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (27 km), Baliapal (30 km) and Chakbaliapal (30 km).

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

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