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About Sankhuntapal Village

Sankhuntapal is a small village in Suliapada tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 77 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhuntapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhuntapal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Suliapada
Pincode 757022
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 77
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhuntapal compares

By the 2011 count Sankhuntapal is the 85th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 978.

Getting to Sankhuntapal

Sankhuntapal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankhuntapal as Available within 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 Salasahi, Saluadahar, Sanbhadua and Sanbhalia. 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 Sankhuntapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhuntapal village had a population of 162. That makes it the 85th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Sankhuntapal village has 77 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhuntapal has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Sankhuntapal is 757022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhuntapal covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankhuntapal falls under Suliapada tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Sankhuntapal 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 <5 km distance for Sankhuntapal.

Sankhuntapal is in Suliapada 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.

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

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