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About Sankalipur Village

Sankalipur is a large village in Kundgol tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,175 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankalipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankalipur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kundgol
Pincode 581107
Area (hectares) 603.58 hectares
Population 2,208
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankalipur compares

By the 2011 count Sankalipur is the 25th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 603.58 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sankalipur

Sankalipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sankalipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankalipur from other places

Sankalipur lies about 60 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Kalas, about 1.9 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 Sankalipur
Nearest railway station Kalas 1.9 km
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundgol 26 km
District headquarters Dharwad 60 km

Villages closest to Sankalipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankalipur village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 25th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Sankalipur village has 1,175 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankalipur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sankalipur is 581107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankalipur covers 603.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankalipur falls under Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sankalipur is Kalas, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankalipur.

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

Sankalipur is in Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district. Kalas is about 1.9 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 8.4 km away. Kundgol is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalas (1.9 km), Sultanapur (3.5 km) and Haralapur (4.4 km).

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

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