About Sankatra Village

Sankatra is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 594 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankatra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Patti
Pincode	143303
Area (hectares)	619.02 hectares
Population	1,136
Male Population	594
Female Population	542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankatra compares

By the 2011 count Sankatra is the 110th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 619.02 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sankatra

Sankatra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankatra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sankatra from other places

Sankatra lies about 45 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Rattoke Gurdwara, about 8.9 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 Sankatra
Nearest railway station	Rattoke Gurdwara	8.9 km
Nearest town	Bhikkiwind Uttār	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patti	31 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	45 km

Villages closest to Sankatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankatra village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 110th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Sankatra village has 594 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankatra has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Sankatra is 143303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankatra covers 619.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankatra falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sankatra is Rattoke Gurdwara, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sankatra.

Sankatra is about 45 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankatra is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Rattoke Gurdwara is about 8.9 km away. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 21 km away. Patti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.