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About Sankheri Village

Sankheri is a small village in Aklera tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 249 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankheri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Aklera
Pincode 326039
Area (hectares) 217.1 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 249
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Sankheri compares

By the 2011 count Sankheri is the 113th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 217.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sankheri

Sankheri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankheri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankheri from other places

Sankheri lies about 43 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 36 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 Sankheri
Tehsil headquarters Aklera 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 36 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 43 km

Villages closest to Sankheri

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

Common questions about Sankheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankheri village had a population of 496. That makes it the 113th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Sankheri village has 249 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankheri has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sankheri is 326039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankheri covers 217.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankheri falls under Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sankheri is Jhalarapatan, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankheri.

Sankheri is about 43 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankheri is in Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 6.4 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 36 km away. Jhalawar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parpati (under 2 km), Amrit Kheri (1.9 km) and Kherkhera Near Amrit Kheri (1.9 km).

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

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