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About Saknapalli Village

Saknapalli is a mid sized village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 308 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1001.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saknapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saknapalli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 1001.48 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 308
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saknapalli compares

By the 2011 count Saknapalli is the 28th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 1001.48 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Saknapalli

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

Saknapalli lies about 24 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 50 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 Saknapalli
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 24 km
District headquarters Bijapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Kamalur 50 km
Nearest town Bacheli 58 km

Villages closest to Saknapalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saknapalli village had a population of 681. That makes it the 28th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Saknapalli village has 308 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saknapalli has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Saknapalli is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saknapalli covers 1001.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saknapalli falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Saknapalli is Kamalur, about 50 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Saknapalli.

Saknapalli is about 24 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saknapalli is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Bhairamgarh is about 24 km away. Bijapur is about 24 km away. Kamalur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudma (2.6 km), Pindumpal (3.0 km) and Benchram (3.3 km).

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

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