About Sankhoo Village

Sankhoo is one of the larger villages in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Churu, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,728, made up of 2,941 males and 2,787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3003.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhoo village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Churu
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	331303
Area (hectares)	3003.02 hectares
Population	5,728
Male Population	2,941
Female Population	2,787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhoo compares

By the 2011 count Sankhoo is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,409 residents. Its 3003.02 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 914.

Getting to Sankhoo

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

Sankhoo lies about 40 km from Churu, and the nearest railway station is Hadyal, about 14 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 Sankhoo
Nearest railway station	Hadyal	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	24 km
Nearest town	Rājgarh	24 km
District headquarters	Churu	40 km

Villages closest to Sankhoo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhoo village had a population of 5,728. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,409 residents.

Sankhoo village has 2,941 males and 2,787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhoo has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sankhoo is 331303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhoo covers 3003.02 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.

Sankhoo falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sankhoo is Hadyal, about 14 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 Sankhoo.

Sankhoo is about 40 km from Churu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhoo is in Rajgarh tehsil of Churu district. Hadyal is about 14 km away. Rajgarh is about 24 km away. Rājgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.