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About Naya Sankra Village

Naya Sankra is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 117 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naya Sankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naya Sankra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345026
Area (hectares) 745 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 117
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naya Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Naya Sankra is the 263rd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 745 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 880.

Getting to Naya Sankra

Naya Sankra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naya Sankra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Naya Khara, Naya Loonakalan, Naya Malka and Naya Navatla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Naya Sankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Naya Sankra village had a population of 236. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Naya Sankra village has 117 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naya Sankra has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Naya Sankra is 345026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naya Sankra covers 745 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naya Sankra falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Naya Sankra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Naya Sankra.

Naya Sankra is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Naya Sankra today is likely to be higher.

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