About Sankari Village

Sankari is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 199 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankari village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Pokhari
Pincode	246449
Area (hectares)	42.76 hectares
Population	423
Male Population	199
Female Population	224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankari compares

By the 2011 count Sankari is the 29th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 42.76 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Sankari

Sankari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sankari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sankari from other places

Sankari lies about 48 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 59 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 Sankari
Nearest town	Pauri	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pokhari	27 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	48 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	59 km

Villages closest to Sankari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankari village had a population of 423. That makes it the 29th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Sankari village has 199 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankari has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Sankari is 246449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankari covers 42.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankari falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sankari is Kotdwara, about 59 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankari.

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

Sankari is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pauri is about 17 km away. Pokhari is about 27 km away. Chamoli is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.