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About Sankanahalli Village

Sankanahalli is a small village in Pandavapura tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 184 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571434, 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 Pandavapura
Pincode 571434
Area (hectares) 164.68 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 184
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 113th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 164.68 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Sankanahalli

Sankanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankanahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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
Nearest railway station B.G Nagar 18 km
Nearest town Krishnarājpet 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandavapura 34 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 Pandavapura 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 355. That makes it the 113th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Sankanahalli village has 184 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankanahalli has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Sankanahalli is 571434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankanahalli covers 164.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankanahalli falls under Pandavapura 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 <5 km distance 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 Pandavapura tehsil of Mandya district. B.G Nagar is about 18 km away. Krishnarājpet is about 30 km away. Pandavapura is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanagonahalli (9.7 km), Beeranahalli (10 km) and Madenahalli (12 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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