About Sanikere Village

Sanikere is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,677, made up of 1,372 males and 1,305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2436.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Challakere
Pincode	577522
Area (hectares)	2436.86 hectares
Population	2,677
Male Population	1,372
Female Population	1,305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanikere compares

By the 2011 count Sanikere is the 22nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 2436.86 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sanikere

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

Sanikere lies about 29 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, 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 Sanikere
Nearest railway station	Somaguddu	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Challakere	14 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	29 km

Villages closest to Sanikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanikere village had a population of 2,677. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Sanikere village has 1,372 males and 1,305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanikere has about 951 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Sanikere is 577522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanikere covers 2436.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanikere falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sanikere is Somaguddu, 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 village for Sanikere.

Sanikere is about 29 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanikere is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Somaguddu is about 11 km away. Challakere is about 14 km away. Chitradurga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.