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About Sankhanad Village

Sankhanad is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 165 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhanad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 139.52 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 165
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankhanad compares

By the 2011 count Sankhanad is the 136th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 139.52 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sankhanad

The census records public bus service for Sankhanad 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rakhareshwar, Ramkrishnapur, Ranipara and Raypur. 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 Sankhanad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhanad village had a population of 308. That makes it the 136th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Sankhanad village has 165 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhanad has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sankhanad is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhanad covers 139.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhanad falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sankhanad notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Sankhanad.

Sankhanad is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum 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 Sankhanad today is likely to be higher.

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