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About Shankaraghatta Village

Shankaraghatta is a small village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 20 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankaraghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankaraghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577129
Area (hectares) 288.08 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 20
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankaraghatta compares

By the 2011 count Shankaraghatta is the 190th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 288.08 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shankaraghatta

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

Shankaraghatta lies about 48 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 14 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 Shankaraghatta
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 14 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 20 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 48 km

Villages closest to Shankaraghatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankaraghatta village had a population of 46. That makes it the 190th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Shankaraghatta village has 20 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankaraghatta has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shankaraghatta is 577129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankaraghatta covers 288.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankaraghatta falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shankaraghatta is Masarahalli, about 14 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 Shankaraghatta.

Shankaraghatta is about 48 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankaraghatta is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Masarahalli is about 14 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 15 km away. Tarikere is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malenahalli (3.4 km), Lakkavalli (4.3 km) and Lakkavalli Manna Jungal (4.3 km).

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

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