About Sankanhal Village

Sankanhal is a small village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 242 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankanhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankanhal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Gangawati
Pincode	583229
Area (hectares)	386.54 hectares
Population	498
Male Population	242
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankanhal compares

By the 2011 count Sankanhal is the 124th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 386.54 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 992.

Getting to Sankanhal

Sankanhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankanhal 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. The nearest villages by name are Ramdurg, Rampur, Rangapur and Sanapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sankanhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankanhal village had a population of 498. That makes it the 124th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Sankanhal village has 242 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankanhal has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sankanhal is 583229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankanhal covers 386.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankanhal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The census record for Sankanhal notes the nearest railway station 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 Sankanhal.

Sankanhal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.