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About Sankhajhuri Village

Sankhajhuri is a small village in Bhograi tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 45 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhajhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhajhuri village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Bhograi
Pincode 756037
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 45
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhajhuri compares

By the 2011 count Sankhajhuri is the 141st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sankhajhuri

Sankhajhuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankhajhuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ransingpur, Raybramhani, Sahabajipur and Sanausa. 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 Sankhajhuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhajhuri village had a population of 82. That makes it the 141st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Sankhajhuri village has 45 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhajhuri has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Sankhajhuri is 756037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhajhuri covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankhajhuri falls under Bhograi tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Sankhajhuri notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Sankhajhuri.

Sankhajhuri is in Bhograi tehsil of Baleshwar 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 Sankhajhuri today is likely to be higher.

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