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About Sankhunta Village

Sankhunta is a small village in Khunta tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 223 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhunta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Khunta
Pincode 757019
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 223
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhunta compares

By the 2011 count Sankhunta is the 66th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 559 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Sankhunta

Sankhunta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankhunta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankhunta from other places

Sankhunta lies about 27 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Betnoti, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sankhunta
Nearest railway station Betnoti 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Khunta 27 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 27 km
Nearest town Baripāda 27 km

Villages closest to Sankhunta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khunta tehsil.

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 Sankhunta

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhunta village had a population of 449. That makes it the 66th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 559 residents.

Sankhunta village has 223 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhunta has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Sankhunta is 757019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhunta covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankhunta falls under Khunta tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sankhunta is Betnoti, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Sankhunta.

Sankhunta is about 27 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhunta is in Khunta tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Betnoti is about 23 km away. Khunta is about 27 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auzakhunta (under 2 km), Badkhunta (under 2 km) and Khuntadahi (under 2 km).

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

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