About Sankola Village

Sankola is a small village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 183 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankola village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732126
Area (hectares)	89.8 hectares
Population	358
Male Population	183
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankola compares

By the 2011 count Sankola is the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 89.8 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sankola

Sankola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankola as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankola from other places

Sankola lies about 45 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 9.8 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 Sankola
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	18 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	19 km
District headquarters	Maldah	45 km

Villages closest to Sankola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal I 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.

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Common questions about Sankola

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankola village had a population of 358. That makes it the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Sankola village has 183 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankola has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sankola is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankola covers 89.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankola falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankola is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankola.

Sankola is about 45 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankola is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 9.8 km away. Chanchal I is about 18 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.