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About Sankachua Village

Sankachua is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 112 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankachua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankachua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721136
Area (hectares) 63.79 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 112
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Sankachua compares

By the 2011 count Sankachua is the 340th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 63.79 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 985.

Getting to Sankachua

Sankachua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankachua 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 Saed Chak, Saital, Sakirda and Sangopinathpur. 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 Sankachua

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankachua village had a population of 222. That makes it the 340th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Sankachua village has 112 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankachua has about 982 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Sankachua is 721136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankachua covers 63.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankachua falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sankachua 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 Sankachua.

Sankachua is in Debra 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 Sankachua today is likely to be higher.

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