About Sankni Village

Sankni is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 13 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,615 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankni village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Pokhari
Pincode	246473
Area (hectares)	186.96 hectares
Population	34
Male Population	13
Female Population	21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,615
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 Sankni compares

By the 2011 count Sankni is the 121st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 186.96 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Sankni

Sankni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sankni 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. The nearest villages by name are Rothla Laga Rano, Saimi Gwad, Salna and Sangud. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sankni

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankni village had a population of 34. That makes it the 121st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Sankni village has 13 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankni has about 1615 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Sankni is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankni covers 186.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankni falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sankni notes the nearest railway station 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 Sankni.

Sankni is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.