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About Sankalei Village

Sankalei is a small village in Telkoi tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 101 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankalei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankalei village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Telkoi
Pincode 758076
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 101
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankalei compares

By the 2011 count Sankalei is the 46th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Sankalei

Sankalei is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sankalei as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranibeda, Rekuti, Saleikena and Samakuda. 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 Sankalei

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankalei village had a population of 212. That makes it the 46th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Sankalei village has 101 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankalei has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Sankalei is 758076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankalei covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankalei falls under Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankalei.

Sankalei is in Telkoi 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.

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

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