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About Sankalbani Village

Sankalbani is a small village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 56 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankalbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankalbani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 56.75 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 56
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankalbani compares

By the 2011 count Sankalbani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 56.75 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sankalbani

Sankalbani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankalbani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankalbani from other places

Sankalbani lies about 27 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about under 2 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 Sankalbani
Nearest railway station Salboni under 2 km
Nearest town Chandrakona 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopiballavpur II 27 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 27 km

Villages closest to Sankalbani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gopiballavpur 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 Sankalbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankalbani village had a population of 108. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Sankalbani village has 56 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankalbani has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sankalbani is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankalbani covers 56.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankalbani falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankalbani is Salboni, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Sankalbani.

Sankalbani is about 27 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankalbani is in Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Salboni is about under 2 km away. Chandrakona is about 22 km away. Gopiballavpur II is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salbani (under 2 km), Ranjia (14 km) and Khamar (20 km).

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

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