About Shankanipura Village

Shankanipura is a mid sized village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 535 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankanipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankanipura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Rural
Tehsil	Hosakote
Pincode	562114
Area (hectares)	114.93 hectares
Population	1,046
Male Population	535
Female Population	511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankanipura compares

By the 2011 count Shankanipura is the 61st largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 114.93 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Shankanipura

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

Shankanipura lies about 25 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Whitefield, about 12 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 Shankanipura
Tehsil headquarters	Hosakote	4.8 km
Nearest town	Hoskote	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Whitefield	12 km
District headquarters	Bangalore Rural	25 km

Villages closest to Shankanipura

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.

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Common questions about Shankanipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankanipura village had a population of 1,046. That makes it the 61st largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Shankanipura village has 535 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankanipura has about 955 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Shankanipura is 562114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankanipura covers 114.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shankanipura is Whitefield, about 12 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 village for Shankanipura.

Shankanipura is about 25 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankanipura is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Hosakote is about 4.8 km away. Hoskote is about 4.8 km away. Whitefield is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.