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About Sankha Khulya Village

Sankha Khulya is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 187 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankha Khulya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankha Khulya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 186.19 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 187
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankha Khulya compares

By the 2011 count Sankha Khulya is the 103rd largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 186.19 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sankha Khulya

Sankha Khulya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankha Khulya 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salbani, Salchaturi, Saldanga and Salpatra. 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 Sankha Khulya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankha Khulya village had a population of 413. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Sankha Khulya village has 187 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankha Khulya has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sankha Khulya is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankha Khulya covers 186.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankha Khulya falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sankha Khulya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Sankha Khulya.

Sankha Khulya is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Sankha Khulya today is likely to be higher.

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