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About Shankarahalli Village

Shankarahalli is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 115 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577422
Area (hectares) 99.6 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 115
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarahalli compares

By the 2011 count Shankarahalli is the 179th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 99.6 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Shankarahalli

Shankarahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankarahalli 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 Shankarahalli from other places

Shankarahalli lies about 39 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 21 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 Shankarahalli
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 17 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 39 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 39 km

Villages closest to Shankarahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarahalli village had a population of 209. That makes it the 179th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Shankarahalli village has 115 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarahalli has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Shankarahalli is 577422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarahalli covers 99.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarahalli falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shankarahalli is Arasalu, about 21 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 Shankarahalli.

Shankarahalli is about 39 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarahalli is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 17 km away. Arasalu is about 21 km away. Shimoga is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandaka (under 2 km), Hadigallu (2.2 km) and Suruli (2.7 km).

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

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