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About Sankuld Village

Sankuld is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 131 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,298 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankuld Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankuld village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 92.49 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 131
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,298
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankuld compares

By the 2011 count Sankuld is the 96th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 92.49 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Sankuld

Sankuld is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankuld as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sankuld from other places

Sankuld lies about 9.6 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Sankuld
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 9.6 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 9.6 km
Nearest town Tehri 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km

Villages closest to Sankuld

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankuld village had a population of 301. That makes it the 96th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Sankuld village has 131 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankuld has about 1298 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Sankuld is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankuld covers 92.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankuld falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sankuld is Rishikesh, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankuld.

Sankuld is about 9.6 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankuld is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 9.6 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 9.6 km away. Tehri is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatkot (under 2 km), Uraman (1.6 km) and Kaphool Gaon (1.9 km).

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

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