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About Sankra Village

Sankra is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 372 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 398.21 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 372
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Sankra is the 87th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 398.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sankra

Sankra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rautara, Saerdi, Salanpur and Salgerya. 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.

Common questions about Sankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankra village had a population of 737. That makes it the 87th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Sankra village has 372 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankra has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sankra is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankra covers 398.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankra falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sankra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankra.

Sankra is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura 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.

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

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