About Sankhaposh Village

Sankhaposh is a mid sized village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 317 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhaposh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhaposh village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Lahunipara
Pincode	770040
Area (hectares)	217 hectares
Population	666
Male Population	317
Female Population	349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,101
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhaposh compares

By the 2011 count Sankhaposh is the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Sankhaposh

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

How far is Sankhaposh from other places

Sankhaposh lies about 100 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Bimlagarh Junction, about 5.5 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 Sankhaposh
Nearest railway station	Bimlagarh Junction	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lahunipara	6.4 km
Nearest town	Raurkela Industrial Township	33 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	100 km

Villages closest to Sankhaposh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhaposh village had a population of 666. That makes it the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Sankhaposh village has 317 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhaposh has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Sankhaposh is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhaposh covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhaposh falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sankhaposh is Bimlagarh Junction, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankhaposh.

Sankhaposh is about 100 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhaposh is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bimlagarh Junction is about 5.5 km away. Lahunipara is about 6.4 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.