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About Shankaranahalli Village

Shankaranahalli is a small village in Chikmagalur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 31 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankaranahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankaranahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Chikmagalur
Pincode 577146
Area (hectares) 195.95 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 31
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankaranahalli compares

By the 2011 count Shankaranahalli is the 198th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 195.95 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Shankaranahalli

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

Shankaranahalli lies about 28 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Kanive Halli, about 15 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 Shankaranahalli
Nearest railway station Kanive Halli 15 km
Nearest town Belūr 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikmagalur 28 km

Villages closest to Shankaranahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankaranahalli village had a population of 63. That makes it the 198th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Shankaranahalli village has 31 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankaranahalli has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Shankaranahalli is 577146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankaranahalli covers 195.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankaranahalli falls under Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shankaranahalli is Kanive Halli, about 15 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 Shankaranahalli.

Shankaranahalli is about 28 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankaranahalli is in Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Kanive Halli is about 15 km away. Belūr is about 22 km away. Chikmagalur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottigenahalli (1.8 km), Narasipura (1.9 km) and Machenahalli (2.4 km).

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

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