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About Sankhatras Village

Sankhatras is a mid sized village in Cuttack Sadar tehsil, in the district of Cuttack, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 247 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 753011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhatras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhatras village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Cuttack
Tehsil Cuttack Sadar
Pincode 753011
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 247
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhatras compares

By the 2011 count Sankhatras is the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sankhatras

Sankhatras is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankhatras as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankhatras from other places

Sankhatras lies about 12 km from Cuttack, and the nearest railway station is Mattagajapur, about 8.0 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 Sankhatras
Nearest railway station Mattagajapur 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Cuttack Sadar 12 km
District headquarters Cuttack 12 km

Villages closest to Sankhatras

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cuttack Sadar 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 Sankhatras

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhatras village had a population of 510. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents.

Sankhatras village has 247 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhatras has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sankhatras is 753011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhatras covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankhatras falls under Cuttack Sadar tehsil of Cuttack district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sankhatras is Mattagajapur, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankhatras.

Sankhatras is about 12 km from Cuttack in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhatras is in Cuttack Sadar tehsil of Cuttack district. Mattagajapur is about 8.0 km away. Cuttack Sadar is about 12 km away. Cuttack is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanjharilo (5.3 km), Kurunti (7.4 km) and Urali (8.3 km).

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

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