About Sankar Village

Sankar is one of the larger villages in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,829, made up of 3,556 males and 3,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2974 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jalor
Tehsil	Sanchore
Pincode	343040
Area (hectares)	2974 hectares
Population	6,829
Male Population	3,556
Female Population	3,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankar compares

By the 2011 count Sankar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 2974 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sankar

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

Sankar lies about 90 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Ratanpur, about 18 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 Sankar
Nearest railway station	Marwar Ratanpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sanchore	22 km
Nearest town	Sānchor	22 km
District headquarters	Jalor	90 km

Villages closest to Sankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankar village had a population of 6,829. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Sankar village has 3,556 males and 3,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Sankar is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankar covers 2974 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankar falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sankar is Marwar Ratanpur, about 18 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 Sankar.

Sankar is about 90 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankar is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Ratanpur is about 18 km away. Sanchore is about 22 km away. Sānchor is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.