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About Sankalagere Village

Sankalagere is a mid sized village in Channapatna tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 772 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankalagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankalagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Channapatna
Pincode 562108
Area (hectares) 293.16 hectares
Population 1,613
Male Population 772
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankalagere compares

By the 2011 count Sankalagere is the 43rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 293.16 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sankalagere

Sankalagere is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sankalagere 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankalagere from other places

Sankalagere lies about 19 km from Ramanagara. 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 Sankalagere
Tehsil headquarters Channapatna 5.4 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 19 km

Villages closest to Sankalagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankalagere village had a population of 1,613. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Sankalagere village has 772 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankalagere has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Sankalagere is 562108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankalagere covers 293.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankalagere falls under Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The census record for Sankalagere notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sankalagere.

Sankalagere is about 19 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankalagere is in Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district. Channapatna is about 5.4 km away. Ramanagara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathikere (1.9 km), Hottiganahosahalli (1.9 km) and Govindanahalli (2.1 km).

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

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