About Sankarabanda Village

Sankarabanda is a mid sized village in Guntakal tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 360 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarabanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarabanda village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Guntakal
Pincode	515401
Area (hectares)	755 hectares
Population	715
Male Population	360
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankarabanda compares

By the 2011 count Sankarabanda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 755 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sankarabanda

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

Sankarabanda lies about 59 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Pathakothacheruvu, about 4.3 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 Sankarabanda
Nearest railway station	Pathakothacheruvu	4.3 km
Nearest town	Gooty	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Guntakal	19 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	59 km

Villages closest to Sankarabanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarabanda village had a population of 715. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Sankarabanda village has 360 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarabanda has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sankarabanda is 515401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarabanda covers 755 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankarabanda falls under Guntakal tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankarabanda is Pathakothacheruvu, about 4.3 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 Sankarabanda.

Sankarabanda is about 59 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarabanda is in Guntakal tehsil of Anantapur district. Pathakothacheruvu is about 4.3 km away. Gooty is about 14 km away. Guntakal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.