About Sankaram Village

Sankaram is a large village in Madugula tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,431, made up of 1,228 males and 1,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3893 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531127, 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	Madugula
Pincode	531127
Area (hectares)	3893 hectares
Population	2,431
Male Population	1,228
Female Population	1,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankaram compares

By the 2011 count Sankaram is the 8th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents. Its 3893 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sankaram

Sankaram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankaram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sankaram from other places

Sankaram lies about 65 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Bayyavaram, about 37 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
Tehsil headquarters	Madugula	8.7 km
Nearest town	Chodavaram	24 km
Nearest railway station	Bayyavaram	37 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	65 km

Villages closest to Sankaram

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

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Common questions about Sankaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankaram village had a population of 2,431. That makes it the 8th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents.

Sankaram village has 1,228 males and 1,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankaram has about 980 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 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sankaram is 531127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankaram covers 3893 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sankaram is Bayyavaram, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankaram.

Sankaram is about 65 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 Madugula tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Madugula is about 8.7 km away. Chodavaram is about 24 km away. Bayyavaram is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.