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About Sankiberia Village

Sankiberia is a large village in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,511, made up of 1,804 males and 1,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankiberia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankiberia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kakdwip
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 276.09 hectares
Population 3,511
Male Population 1,804
Female Population 1,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankiberia compares

By the 2011 count Sankiberia is the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 276.09 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sankiberia

Sankiberia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankiberia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sankiberia from other places

Sankiberia lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 6.8 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 Sankiberia
Nearest railway station Madhabnagar 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kakdwip 13 km
Nearest town Haldia 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Sankiberia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankiberia village had a population of 3,511. That makes it the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Sankiberia village has 1,804 males and 1,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankiberia has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sankiberia is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankiberia covers 276.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankiberia falls under Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankiberia is Madhabnagar, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankiberia.

Sankiberia is about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankiberia is in Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabnagar is about 6.8 km away. Kakdwip is about 13 km away. Haldia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sibnagar (under 2 km), Srikrishnagar (under 2 km) and Ramchandrapur (1.9 km).

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

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