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About Sanapa Village

Sanapa is a large village in Atmakur tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,087, made up of 2,125 males and 1,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3654 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515751, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanapa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Atmakur
Pincode 515751
Area (hectares) 3654 hectares
Population 4,087
Male Population 2,125
Female Population 1,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanapa compares

By the 2011 count Sanapa is the 10th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,074 residents. Its 3654 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sanapa

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

Sanapa lies about 17 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Prasannayanapalli, about 14 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 Sanapa
Nearest town Kakkalapalle 11 km
Nearest railway station Prasannayanapalli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Atmakur 17 km
District headquarters Anantapur 17 km

Villages closest to Sanapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanapa village had a population of 4,087. That makes it the 10th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,074 residents.

Sanapa village has 2,125 males and 1,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanapa has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sanapa is 515751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanapa covers 3654 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanapa falls under Atmakur tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanapa is Prasannayanapalli, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Sanapa.

Sanapa is about 17 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanapa is in Atmakur tehsil of Anantapur district. Kakkalapalle is about 11 km away. Prasannayanapalli is about 14 km away. Atmakur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madigubba (3.1 km), Brahmana Yaleru (4.7 km) and Thopudurthi (7.0 km).

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

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