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About Shankripura Village

Shankripura is a mid sized village in Byadgi tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,049, made up of 540 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankripura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankripura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Byadgi
Pincode 581106
Area (hectares) 348.82 hectares
Population 1,049
Male Population 540
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankripura compares

By the 2011 count Shankripura is the 43rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 348.82 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shankripura

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

Shankripura lies about 10 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 6.4 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 Shankripura
Nearest railway station Byadgi 6.4 km
Nearest town Byādgi 6.9 km
District headquarters Haveri 10 km

Villages closest to Shankripura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankripura village had a population of 1,049. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Shankripura village has 540 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankripura has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shankripura is 581106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankripura covers 348.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankripura falls under Byadgi tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shankripura is Byadgi, about 6.4 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 Shankripura.

Shankripura is about 10 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankripura is in Byadgi tehsil of Haveri district. Byadgi is about 6.4 km away. Byādgi is about 6.9 km away. Haveri is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallur (under 2 km), Khurda Veerapura (2.2 km) and Khurdha Kodihalli (2.2 km).

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

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