About Sankasira Village

Sankasira is a small village in Jashipur tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 123 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankasira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankasira village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Tehsil	Jashipur
Pincode	757034
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	247
Male Population	123
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
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 Sankasira compares

By the 2011 count Sankasira is the 101st largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 436 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Sankasira

Sankasira is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sankasira 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 Saharpat, Sana Palasa, Sanasoki and Sanjhilli. 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 Sankasira

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankasira village had a population of 247. That makes it the 101st largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 436 residents.

Sankasira village has 123 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankasira has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Sankasira is 757034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankasira covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankasira falls under Jashipur tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Sankasira 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 Sankasira.

Sankasira is in Jashipur tehsil of Mayurbhanj 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.