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About Sancharala Village

Sancharala is a mid sized village in Porumamilla tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,864, made up of 972 males and 892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3564 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sancharala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sancharala village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Y S R
Tehsil Porumamilla
Pincode 516193
Area (hectares) 3564 hectares
Population 1,864
Male Population 972
Female Population 892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sancharala compares

By the 2011 count Sancharala is the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 3564 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sancharala

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

Sancharala lies about 60 km from Y S R, and the nearest railway station is Giddalur, about 26 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 Sancharala
Tehsil headquarters Porumamilla 18 km
Nearest town Giddalūr 25 km
Nearest railway station Giddalur 26 km
District headquarters Y S R 60 km

Villages closest to Sancharala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sancharala village had a population of 1,864. That makes it the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Sancharala village has 972 males and 892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sancharala has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

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

Sancharala covers 3564 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sancharala falls under Porumamilla tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sancharala is Giddalur, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Sancharala.

Sancharala is about 60 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.

Sancharala is in Porumamilla tehsil of Y S R district. Porumamilla is about 18 km away. Giddalūr is about 25 km away. Giddalur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akkalreddipalle (4.5 km), Siddanakitchayapalle (11 km) and Korrapatupalle (12 km).

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

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