About Sankra Village

Sankra is one of the larger villages in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,260, made up of 3,417 males and 2,843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.36 hectares hectares.

Sankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Atrauli
Area (hectares)	441.36 hectares
Population	6,260
Male Population	3,417
Female Population	2,843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Sankra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 441.36 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Sankra

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

Sankra lies about 48 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Soron Shukar Kshetra, about 28 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 Sankra
Nearest town	Chharra	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Atrauli	24 km
Nearest railway station	Soron Shukar Kshetra	28 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	48 km

Villages closest to Sankra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankra village had a population of 6,260. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Sankra village has 3,417 males and 2,843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankra has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Sankra covers 441.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankra falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankra is Soron Shukar Kshetra, about 28 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 Sankra.

Sankra is about 48 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankra is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Chharra is about 18 km away. Atrauli is about 24 km away. Soron Shukar Kshetra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.