By population, Sankaranjia ranks #142 of 230 villages in Khunta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankaranjia is a village of 359 people in 57 households (Census 2011) in Khunta block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 142nd-largest of 230 villages in Khunta block. Literacy is 65%, 11 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,493 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757019, served by Khunta post office; the LGD village code is 390842. The sarpanch is Niyati Naik, and the village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 423 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Badfeni →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankaranjia · this village | 359 | 65% | — |
| Badafeni · Khunta | 1,101 | 53% | — |
| Purunapani · Khunta | 663 | 55% | — |
| Tavagadi · Khunta | 571 | 59% | — |
| Badkaranjia · Khunta | 541 | 57% | — |
| Sanraikali · Khunta | 475 | 61% | — |
| Balimundali · Khunta | 445 | 65% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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