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About Sankhapada Village

Sankhapada is a mid sized village in Mahakalapada tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 514 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Mahakalapada
Pincode 754224
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 1,038
Male Population 514
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhapada compares

By the 2011 count Sankhapada is the 42nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 953 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sankhapada

Sankhapada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankhapada as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sahabaj Pur, Sahoo Pada, Sana Rahama and Sanatubi. 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 Sankhapada

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhapada village had a population of 1,038. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 953 residents.

Sankhapada village has 514 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhapada has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Sankhapada is 754224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhapada covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhapada falls under Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The census record for Sankhapada notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Sankhapada.

Sankhapada is in Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara 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 Sankhapada today is likely to be higher.

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