About Sankantabahal Village

Sankantabahal is a small village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 106 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankantabahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankantabahal village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Banei
Pincode	770051
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	228
Male Population	106
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,151
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankantabahal compares

By the 2011 count Sankantabahal is the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Sankantabahal

Sankantabahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankantabahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankantabahal from other places

Sankantabahal lies about 90 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Patasahi, about 26 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 Sankantabahal
Tehsil headquarters	Banei	14 km
Nearest railway station	Patasahi	26 km
Nearest town	Deogarh	28 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	90 km

Villages closest to Sankantabahal

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

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Common questions about Sankantabahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankantabahal village had a population of 228. That makes it the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Sankantabahal village has 106 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankantabahal has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Sankantabahal is 770051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankantabahal covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankantabahal falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sankantabahal is Patasahi, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankantabahal.

Sankantabahal is about 90 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankantabahal is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 14 km away. Patasahi is about 26 km away. Deogarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.