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About Sarakanur Village

Sarakanur is a small village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 141 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarakanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarakanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562122
Area (hectares) 78.38 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 141
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarakanur compares

By the 2011 count Sarakanur is the 202nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 78.38 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sarakanur

Sarakanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarakanur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarakanur from other places

Sarakanur lies about 39 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Hunasenahalli, about 20 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 Sarakanur
Nearest town Vijayapura 17 km
Nearest railway station Hunasenahalli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 22 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 39 km

Villages closest to Sarakanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarakanur village had a population of 264. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Sarakanur village has 141 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarakanur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sarakanur is 562122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarakanur covers 78.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarakanur falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sarakanur is Hunasenahalli, about 20 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 km distance for Sarakanur.

Sarakanur is about 39 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarakanur is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Vijayapura is about 17 km away. Hunasenahalli is about 20 km away. Hosakote is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nelavagilu (under 2 km), Chikkondahalli (2.1 km) and Hindiganala (2.3 km).

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

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