About Sankhani Village

Sankhani is one of the larger villages in Anupshahr tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,373, made up of 3,257 males and 3,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202394, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhani village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bulandshahr
Tehsil	Anupshahr
Pincode	202394
Area (hectares)	497.156 hectares
Population	6,373
Male Population	3,257
Female Population	3,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhani compares

By the 2011 count Sankhani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,075 residents. Its 497.156 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sankhani

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

Sankhani lies about 28 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Rajghat Narora, 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 Sankhani
Nearest town	Jahāngīrābād	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anupshahr	14 km
District headquarters	Bulandshahr	28 km
Nearest railway station	Rajghat Narora	28 km

Villages closest to Sankhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhani village had a population of 6,373. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,075 residents.

Sankhani village has 3,257 males and 3,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhani has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Sankhani is 202394. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhani covers 497.156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankhani falls under Anupshahr tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankhani is Rajghat Narora, 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 Sankhani.

Sankhani is about 28 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhani is in Anupshahr tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Jahāngīrābād is about 4.0 km away. Anupshahr is about 14 km away. Bulandshahr is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.