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About Sanka Village

Sanka is a mid sized village in Chanditala II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 618 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala II
Pincode 712306
Area (hectares) 63.43 hectares
Population 1,265
Male Population 618
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sanka compares

By the 2011 count Sanka is the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 63.43 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sanka

The census records public bus service for Sanka as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanka from other places

Sanka lies about 8.7 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kankinara, about 5.1 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 Sanka
Nearest railway station Kankinara 5.1 km
Nearest town Bhātpāra 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala II 8.7 km
District headquarters Hugli 8.7 km

Villages closest to Sanka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanditala II 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 Sanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanka village had a population of 1,265. That makes it the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Sanka village has 618 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanka has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sanka is 712306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanka covers 63.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sanka falls under Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sanka is Kankinara, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sanka is about 8.7 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanka is in Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district. Kankinara is about 5.1 km away. Bhātpāra is about 5.5 km away. Chanditala II is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naiti (6.3 km), Bamandanga (6.9 km) and Beledanga (6.9 km).

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

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