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About Sanklapura Village

Sanklapura is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 164 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577547, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanklapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanklapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577547
Area (hectares) 394.51 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 164
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanklapura compares

By the 2011 count Sanklapura is the 182nd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 394.51 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sanklapura

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

Sanklapura lies about 60 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 11 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 Sanklapura
Nearest railway station Shivani 11 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 24 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 60 km

Villages closest to Sanklapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanklapura village had a population of 311. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Sanklapura village has 164 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanklapura has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sanklapura is 577547. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanklapura covers 394.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanklapura falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sanklapura is Shivani, about 11 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 Sanklapura.

Sanklapura is about 60 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanklapura is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Shivani is about 11 km away. Hosadurga is about 18 km away. Kadur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antharagatte (under 2 km), Gummanahalli (2.6 km) and Siddapura (3.0 km).

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

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