About Sankhra Village

Sankhra is a large village in Kotri tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,441, made up of 1,203 males and 1,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1269.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhra village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bhilwara
Tehsil	Kotri
Pincode	311603
Area (hectares)	1269.26 hectares
Population	2,441
Male Population	1,203
Female Population	1,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhra compares

By the 2011 count Sankhra is the 10th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 1269.26 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 964.

Getting to Sankhra

Sankhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankhra as Available within village. 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 Sankhra from other places

Sankhra lies about 36 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Sigoli Shyam, about 30 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 Sankhra
Nearest town	Shāhpura	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kotri	27 km
Nearest railway station	Sigoli Shyam	30 km
District headquarters	Bhilwara	36 km

Villages closest to Sankhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhra village had a population of 2,441. That makes it the 10th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Sankhra village has 1,203 males and 1,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhra has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Sankhra is 311603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhra covers 1269.26 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.

Sankhra falls under Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sankhra is Sigoli Shyam, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sankhra.

Sankhra is about 36 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhra is in Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district. Shāhpura is about 19 km away. Kotri is about 27 km away. Sigoli Shyam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.