About Sankizahan Village

Sankizahan is one of the larger villages in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,811, made up of 4,555 males and 4,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankizahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankizahan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Kultali
Pincode	743349
Area (hectares)	606.33 hectares
Population	8,811
Male Population	4,555
Female Population	4,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sankizahan compares

By the 2011 count Sankizahan is the 5th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 606.33 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sankizahan

Sankizahan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sankizahan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankizahan from other places

Sankizahan lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 22 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 Sankizahan
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar Majilpur	22 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kultali	26 km

Villages closest to Sankizahan

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

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Common questions about Sankizahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankizahan village had a population of 8,811. That makes it the 5th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Sankizahan village has 4,555 males and 4,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankizahan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sankizahan is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankizahan covers 606.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankizahan falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankizahan is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sankizahan is about 23 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.

Sankizahan is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 22 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 23 km away. Kultali is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.