About Shankahalli Village

Shankahalli is a mid sized village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 283 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankahalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Hunsur
Pincode	571103
Area (hectares)	166.53 hectares
Population	555
Male Population	283
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankahalli compares

By the 2011 count Shankahalli is the 134th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 166.53 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shankahalli

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

How far is Shankahalli from other places

Shankahalli lies about 21 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Kallur Yedahalli, about 16 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 Shankahalli
Nearest railway station	Kallur Yedahalli	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hunsur	17 km
Nearest town	Hunsūr	17 km
District headquarters	Mysore	21 km

Villages closest to Shankahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankahalli village had a population of 555. That makes it the 134th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Shankahalli village has 283 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankahalli has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Shankahalli is 571103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankahalli covers 166.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankahalli falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shankahalli is Kallur Yedahalli, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Shankahalli.

Shankahalli is about 21 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankahalli is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Kallur Yedahalli is about 16 km away. Hunsur is about 17 km away. Hunsūr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.