About Shankarapura Village

Shankarapura is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 613 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1603.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577414
Area (hectares)	1603.66 hectares
Population	1,225
Male Population	613
Female Population	612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarapura compares

By the 2011 count Shankarapura is the 15th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 1603.66 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Shankarapura

Shankarapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankarapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shankarapura from other places

Shankarapura lies about 26 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shivamogga - SME, about 27 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 Shankarapura
Tehsil headquarters	Tirthahalli	24 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	26 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	26 km
Nearest railway station	Shivamogga - SME	27 km

Villages closest to Shankarapura

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.

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Common questions about Shankarapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarapura village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 15th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Shankarapura village has 613 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarapura has about 998 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 1033.

The pincode recorded for Shankarapura is 577414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarapura covers 1603.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankarapura falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shankarapura is Shivamogga - SME, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shankarapura.

Shankarapura is about 26 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarapura is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 24 km away. Shimoga is about 26 km away. Shivamogga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.