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About Sunkeswari Village

Sunkeswari is a large village in Mantralayam tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,906, made up of 1,429 males and 1,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunkeswari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunkeswari village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Mantralayam
Pincode 518349
Area (hectares) 1101 hectares
Population 2,906
Male Population 1,429
Female Population 1,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunkeswari compares

By the 2011 count Sunkeswari is the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,065 residents. Its 1101 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Sunkeswari

Sunkeswari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sunkeswari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sunkeswari from other places

Sunkeswari lies about 74 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Iranagallu, about 9.5 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 Sunkeswari
Nearest railway station Iranagallu 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mantralayam 13 km
Nearest town Emmiganūr 18 km
District headquarters Kurnool 74 km

Villages closest to Sunkeswari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunkeswari village had a population of 2,906. That makes it the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,065 residents.

Sunkeswari village has 1,429 males and 1,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunkeswari has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Sunkeswari is 518349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunkeswari covers 1101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunkeswari falls under Mantralayam tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sunkeswari is Iranagallu, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sunkeswari.

Sunkeswari is about 74 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunkeswari is in Mantralayam tehsil of Kurnool district. Iranagallu is about 9.5 km away. Mantralayam is about 13 km away. Emmiganūr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malapalle (2.8 km), Hagaruru Thimmapuram (4.0 km) and Rachumarri (4.9 km).

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

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