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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kamlesh jatav
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- LGD code
- 452519
- Pincode
- 476221
- Post office
- Joura
- Population
- 2,427
- Households
- 488
- Literacy rate
- 49%
- Sex ratio
- 836 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 776
Census 2011 · in context
How Sankra compares
By population, Sankra ranks #48 of 247 villages in Joura mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.0%
−6.8% vs mandal average
- Sankra
- 49.0%
- Joura mandal
- 55.8%
- Morena district
- 60.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
836
+8 vs mandal average
- Sankra
- 836
- Joura mandal
- 828
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Sankra
- 5.0
- Joura mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankra at a glance
Sankra is a village of 2,427 people in 488 households (Census 2011) in Joura tehsil, Morena district, Madhya Pradesh, the 48th-largest of 247 villages in Joura tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 836 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 476221, served by Joura post office; the LGD village code is 452519. The sarpanch is kamlesh jatav, and the village votes in Bhitarwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mohan Singh Rathore. The population is estimated at 2,861 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sankra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JOURA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 329
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 237
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sankra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sankra
- LGD code
- 452519
- Pincode
- 476221
- Post office
- Joura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,427
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,861
- Households
- 488
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 836
- Literacy rate
- 49.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gwalior
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhitarwar
- Member of Parliament
- Bharat Singh Kushwah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mohan Singh Rathore
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- kamlesh jatav
- Block / Mandal
- Joura
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Other villages in Joura mandal
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- Pahadgarh
- Saithri
- Parsota
- Bilgaon Chaudhari
- Chaina
- Hadbansi
- Chinnoni Chambal
- Kumheri
- Mainabasai
- Sehori
- Narhela
- Sarsaini
- Singhroli
- Umedgarh Bansi
- Tiktoli Dumdar
- Chhera
- Brijgadhi
- Dhamkan
- Khaneta
- Sujangarhi
- Gudha Chambal
- Ghurra
- Tilawali
- Chinnoni Karera
- Pachokhara
- Imaliya
- Ghuraiya Basai
- Silaytha
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)