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About Sankarayalapeta Village

Sankarayalapeta is a mid sized village in Peddapanjani tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 633 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarayalapeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarayalapeta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Peddapanjani
Pincode 517432
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 1,236
Male Population 633
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankarayalapeta compares

By the 2011 count Sankarayalapeta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,656 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sankarayalapeta

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

Sankarayalapeta lies about 52 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 44 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 Sankarayalapeta
Tehsil headquarters Peddapanjani 11 km
Nearest town Palmaner 15 km
Nearest railway station Melattur 44 km
District headquarters Chittoor 52 km

Villages closest to Sankarayalapeta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarayalapeta village had a population of 1,236. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,656 residents.

Sankarayalapeta village has 633 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarayalapeta has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sankarayalapeta is 517432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarayalapeta covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankarayalapeta falls under Peddapanjani tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankarayalapeta is Melattur, about 44 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 village for Sankarayalapeta.

Sankarayalapeta is about 52 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarayalapeta is in Peddapanjani tehsil of Chittoor district. Peddapanjani is about 11 km away. Palmaner is about 15 km away. Melattur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sivadi (under 2 km), Appinapalle (1.7 km) and Chamaneru (2.7 km).

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

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