About Sankalapura Village

Sankalapura is a mid sized village in Hassan tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 302 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankalapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Hassan
Pincode	573217
Area (hectares)	77.62 hectares
Population	656
Male Population	302
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,172
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankalapura compares

By the 2011 count Sankalapura is the 116th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 625 residents. Its 77.62 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Sankalapura

Sankalapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankalapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankalapura from other places

Sankalapura lies about 3.4 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Hassan Junction, about 3.2 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 Sankalapura
Nearest railway station	Hassan Junction	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hassan	3.4 km

Villages closest to Sankalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankalapura village had a population of 656. That makes it the 116th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 625 residents.

Sankalapura village has 302 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankalapura has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Sankalapura is 573217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankalapura covers 77.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankalapura falls under Hassan tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sankalapura is Hassan Junction, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankalapura.

Sankalapura is about 3.4 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankalapura is in Hassan tehsil of Hassan district. Hassan Junction is about 3.2 km away. Hassan is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.