About Sankhana Village

Sankhana is a small village in Soso tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 107 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhana village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Tehsil	Soso
Pincode	758023
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	242
Male Population	107
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,262
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhana compares

By the 2011 count Sankhana is the 57th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sankhana

Sankhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sadha, Sajanapal R F, Sanaambagadia and Sangam. 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.

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Common questions about Sankhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhana village had a population of 242. That makes it the 57th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Sankhana village has 107 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhana has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sankhana is 758023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhana covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhana falls under Soso tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Sankhana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sankhana.

Sankhana is in Soso tehsil of Kendujhar 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.