About Tal Sankra Village

Tal Sankra is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,335, made up of 696 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tal Sankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tal Sankra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Raghunathpur I
Pincode	723133
Area (hectares)	399.62 hectares
Population	1,335
Male Population	696
Female Population	639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tal Sankra compares

By the 2011 count Tal Sankra is the 28th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 399.62 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Tal Sankra

Tal Sankra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tal Sankra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shiulibari, Shyamsundarpur, Sija and Simulkundi. 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.

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Common questions about Tal Sankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Tal Sankra village had a population of 1,335. That makes it the 28th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Tal Sankra village has 696 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tal Sankra has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Tal Sankra is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tal Sankra covers 399.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tal Sankra falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tal Sankra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tal Sankra.

Tal Sankra is in Raghunathpur I 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.