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About Santhanikota Village

Santhanikota is a large village in Nandikotkur tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,193, made up of 1,114 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhanikota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhanikota village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Nandikotkur
Pincode 518432
Area (hectares) 1559 hectares
Population 2,193
Male Population 1,114
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santhanikota compares

By the 2011 count Santhanikota is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 7,613 residents. Its 1559 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Santhanikota

Santhanikota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Santhanikota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Santhanikota from other places

Santhanikota lies about 20 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Alampur Road, about 17 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 Santhanikota
Tehsil headquarters Nandikotkur 7.4 km
Nearest town Nandikotkūr 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Alampur Road 17 km
District headquarters Kurnool 20 km

Villages closest to Santhanikota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhanikota village had a population of 2,193. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,613 residents.

Santhanikota village has 1,114 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhanikota has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Santhanikota is 518432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhanikota covers 1559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Santhanikota falls under Nandikotkur tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Santhanikota is Alampur Road, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Santhanikota.

Santhanikota is about 20 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhanikota is in Nandikotkur tehsil of Kurnool district. Nandikotkur is about 7.4 km away. Nandikotkūr is about 7.4 km away. Alampur Road 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 Allur (3.0 km), Malyala (3.4 km) and Vaddamanu (4.8 km).

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

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