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About Santhenahalli Village

Santhenahalli is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 472 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577526
Area (hectares) 965.04 hectares
Population 960
Male Population 472
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santhenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Santhenahalli is the 80th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 965.04 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 976.

Getting to Santhenahalli

Santhenahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santhenahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Santhenahalli from other places

Santhenahalli lies about 35 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Ramagiri, about 9.9 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 Santhenahalli
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Ramagiri 9.9 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 21 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 35 km

Villages closest to Santhenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhenahalli village had a population of 960. That makes it the 80th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Santhenahalli village has 472 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhenahalli has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Santhenahalli is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhenahalli covers 965.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Santhenahalli falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Santhenahalli is Ramagiri, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Santhenahalli.

Santhenahalli is about 35 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhenahalli is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 8.9 km away. Ramagiri is about 9.9 km away. Hosadurga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodderikatti (under 2 km), Thirumalapura (1.7 km) and Vishvanathanahalli (2.4 km).

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

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