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About Sankepalle Village

Sankepalle is a large village in Mudigubba tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,201 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2486 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankepalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankepalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Mudigubba
Pincode 515511
Area (hectares) 2486 hectares
Population 2,340
Male Population 1,201
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankepalle compares

By the 2011 count Sankepalle is the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,326 residents. Its 2486 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sankepalle

Sankepalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankepalle 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankepalle from other places

Sankepalle lies about 48 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Mudigubba, about 8.1 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 Sankepalle
Nearest railway station Mudigubba 8.1 km
Nearest town Dharmavaram 26 km
District headquarters Anantapur 48 km

Villages closest to Sankepalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankepalle village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,326 residents.

Sankepalle village has 1,201 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankepalle has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Sankepalle is 515511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankepalle covers 2486 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.

Sankepalle falls under Mudigubba tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankepalle is Mudigubba, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankepalle.

Sankepalle is about 48 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankepalle is in Mudigubba tehsil of Anantapur district. Mudigubba is about 8.1 km away. Dharmavaram is about 26 km away. Anantapur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandlavandlapalle (2.0 km), Jonnalakothapalle (2.9 km) and Sankepalle Brahmanapalle (3.2 km).

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

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