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About Sankyura Village

Sankyura is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 150 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankyura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankyura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 23.22 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 150
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankyura compares

By the 2011 count Sankyura is the 28th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 23.22 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Sankyura

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

Sankyura lies about 53 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 40 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 Sankyura
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 33 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 40 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 40 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 53 km

Villages closest to Sankyura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankyura village had a population of 304. That makes it the 28th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Sankyura village has 150 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankyura has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Sankyura is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankyura covers 23.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankyura falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sankyura is Ramnagar, about 40 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 Sankyura.

Sankyura is about 53 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankyura is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 33 km away. Rāmnagar is about 40 km away. Ramnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simayal (under 2 km), Purani (2.2 km) and Bunga Ejar (4.5 km).

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

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