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About Sankanahalli Village

Sankanahalli is a mid sized village in Nagamangala tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 377 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Nagamangala
Pincode 571432
Area (hectares) 555.27 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 377
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Sankanahalli is the 57th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 555.27 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Sankanahalli

Sankanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankanahalli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankanahalli from other places

Sankanahalli lies about 36 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is B.G Nagar, about 18 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 Sankanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Nagamangala 3.4 km
Nearest railway station B.G Nagar 18 km
Nearest town Krishnarājpet 30 km
District headquarters Mandya 36 km

Villages closest to Sankanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankanahalli village had a population of 758. That makes it the 57th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Sankanahalli village has 377 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankanahalli has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Sankanahalli is 571432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankanahalli covers 555.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankanahalli falls under Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sankanahalli is B.G Nagar, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Sankanahalli.

Sankanahalli is about 36 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankanahalli is in Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district. Nagamangala is about 3.4 km away. B.G Nagar is about 18 km away. Krishnarājpet is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bettadamallenahalli (under 2 km), Honnabettadahosur (2.8 km) and Padavalapatna (2.9 km).

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

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