About Sankadal Village

Sankadal is a mid sized village in Nargund tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 942 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1156.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankadal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Tehsil	Nargund
Pincode	582207
Area (hectares)	1156.04 hectares
Population	1,831
Male Population	942
Female Population	889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankadal compares

By the 2011 count Sankadal is the 12th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 1156.04 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sankadal

Sankadal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankadal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sankadal from other places

Sankadal lies about 52 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Somanakatti, about 33 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 Sankadal
Tehsil headquarters	Nargund	10 km
Nearest railway station	Somanakatti	33 km
District headquarters	Gadag	52 km

Villages closest to Sankadal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankadal village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 12th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Sankadal village has 942 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankadal has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sankadal is 582207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankadal covers 1156.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankadal falls under Nargund tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sankadal is Somanakatti, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Sankadal.

Sankadal is about 52 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankadal is in Nargund tehsil of Gadag district. Nargund is about 10 km away. Somanakatti is about 33 km away. Gadag is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.