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About Sankighatta Kaval Village

Sankighatta Kaval is a small village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 34 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankighatta Kaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankighatta Kaval village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562131
Area (hectares) 186.43 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 34
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Sankighatta Kaval compares

By the 2011 count Sankighatta Kaval is the 243rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 186.43 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 984.

Getting to Sankighatta Kaval

Sankighatta Kaval is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankighatta Kaval 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 Sankighatta Kaval from other places

Sankighatta Kaval lies about 46 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 3.3 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 Sankighatta Kaval
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 3.3 km
Nearest town Kunigal 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 19 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 46 km

Villages closest to Sankighatta Kaval

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magadi 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 Sankighatta Kaval

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankighatta Kaval village had a population of 71. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Sankighatta Kaval village has 34 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankighatta Kaval has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sankighatta Kaval is 562131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankighatta Kaval covers 186.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankighatta Kaval falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sankighatta Kaval is Tippasandra, about 3.3 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 Sankighatta Kaval.

Sankighatta Kaval is about 46 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankighatta Kaval is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Tippasandra is about 3.3 km away. Kunigal is about 8.9 km away. Magadi 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 Shankighatta (under 2 km), Kamasagara (under 2 km) and Neralekere (2.3 km).

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

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