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About Sankaram Village

Sankaram is a mid sized village in Anakapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 673 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Anakapalle
Pincode 531019
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 673
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankaram compares

By the 2011 count Sankaram is the 22nd largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,078 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 Sankaram

Sankaram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sankaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankaram from other places

Sankaram lies about 31 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Anakapalle, about 2.9 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 Sankaram
Nearest railway station Anakapalle 2.9 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 31 km

Villages closest to Sankaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankaram village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,078 residents.

Sankaram village has 673 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankaram has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Sankaram is 531019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankaram covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankaram falls under Anakapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankaram is Anakapalle, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankaram.

Sankaram is about 31 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankaram is in Anakapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Anakapalle is about 2.9 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rebaka (under 2 km), Bhatlapudi (1.7 km) and Golagam (1.9 km).

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

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