About Sankeshwar Village

Sankeshwar is a mid sized village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 685 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1041.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankeshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankeshwar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Hukeri
Pincode	591340
Area (hectares)	1041.53 hectares
Population	1,319
Male Population	685
Female Population	634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankeshwar compares

By the 2011 count Sankeshwar is the 91st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 1041.53 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Sankeshwar

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

Sankeshwar lies about 45 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, 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 Sankeshwar
Nearest town	Sankeshwar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hukeri	13 km
Nearest railway station	Parakanahatti	26 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	45 km

Villages closest to Sankeshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankeshwar village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 91st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Sankeshwar village has 685 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankeshwar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Sankeshwar is 591340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankeshwar covers 1041.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankeshwar falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sankeshwar is Parakanahatti, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sankeshwar.

Sankeshwar is about 45 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankeshwar is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Sankeshwar is about under 2 km away. Hukeri is about 13 km away. Parakanahatti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.