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About Sankuria Village

Sankuria is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 916 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742187, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742187
Area (hectares) 290.58 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 916
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankuria compares

By the 2011 count Sankuria is the 47th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 290.58 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sankuria

Sankuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankuria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajkhanda, Rasulpur, Saheb Nagar and Saidpur. 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 Sankuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankuria village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 47th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Sankuria village has 916 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankuria has about 972 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Sankuria is 742187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankuria covers 290.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankuria falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sankuria.

Sankuria is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Sankuria today is likely to be higher.

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