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About Sankhari Village

Sankhari is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,140, made up of 567 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 297.53 hectares
Population 1,140
Male Population 567
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhari compares

By the 2011 count Sankhari is the 39th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 297.53 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sankhari

Sankhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankhari as Available within village. 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 Rautora, Raygara, Rupapatia and Sachandih. 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 Sankhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhari village had a population of 1,140. That makes it the 39th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Sankhari village has 567 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhari has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sankhari is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhari covers 297.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhari falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sankhari.

Sankhari is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Sankhari today is likely to be higher.

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