About Sankavaram Village

Sankavaram is one of the larger villages in Kalasapadu tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,871, made up of 3,991 males and 3,880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankavaram village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Y S R
Tehsil	Kalasapadu
Pincode	516193
Area (hectares)	5105 hectares
Population	7,871
Male Population	3,991
Female Population	3,880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankavaram compares

By the 2011 count Sankavaram is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 5105 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sankavaram

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

Sankavaram lies about 46 km from Y S R, and the nearest railway station is Giddalur, 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 Sankavaram
Tehsil headquarters	Kalasapadu	7.9 km
Nearest town	Badvel	35 km
Nearest railway station	Giddalur	37 km
District headquarters	Y S R	46 km

Villages closest to Sankavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankavaram village had a population of 7,871. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Sankavaram village has 3,991 males and 3,880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankavaram has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sankavaram is 516193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankavaram covers 5105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankavaram falls under Kalasapadu tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankavaram is Giddalur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankavaram.

Sankavaram is about 46 km from Y S R in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankavaram is in Kalasapadu tehsil of Y S R district. Kalasapadu is about 7.9 km away. Badvel is about 35 km away. Giddalur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.