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About Sankus Village

Sankus is a small village in Madanpur Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 58 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankus Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankus village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Madanpur Rampur
Pincode 766102
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 58
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Sankus compares

By the 2011 count Sankus is the 222nd largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Sankus

Sankus is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankus 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. The nearest villages by name are Sagurgaon, Saidalanga, Salandiamunda and Salepali. 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 Sankus

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankus village had a population of 112. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Sankus village has 58 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankus has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Sankus is 766102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankus covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankus falls under Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Sankus 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 <5 km distance for Sankus.

Sankus is in Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Sankus today is likely to be higher.

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