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About Sankhajori Village

Sankhajori is a mid sized village in Bansada tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 376 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhajori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhajori village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bansada
Pincode 756171
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 376
Female Population 372
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankhajori compares

By the 2011 count Sankhajori is the 52nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 969.

Getting to Sankhajori

Sankhajori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankhajori 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sabitrisarai, Sailendrapalli, Sanapimpala and Sanasamukavedi. 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 Sankhajori

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhajori village had a population of 748. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Sankhajori village has 376 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhajori 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Sankhajori is 756171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhajori covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhajori falls under Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The census record for Sankhajori notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Sankhajori.

Sankhajori is in Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak 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 Sankhajori today is likely to be higher.

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