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About Sankapura Village

Sankapura is a small village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 121 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572222
Area (hectares) 160.63 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 121
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankapura compares

By the 2011 count Sankapura is the 255th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 160.63 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sankapura

Sankapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankapura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankapura from other places

Sankapura lies about 27 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 9.5 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 Sankapura
Nearest railway station Nittur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 12 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 26 km
District headquarters Tumkur 27 km

Villages closest to Sankapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankapura village had a population of 234. That makes it the 255th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Sankapura village has 121 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankapura has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Sankapura is 572222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankapura covers 160.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankapura falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sankapura is Nittur, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sankapura.

Sankapura is about 27 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankapura is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Nittur is about 9.5 km away. Gubbi is about 12 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankapura (under 2 km), Muganayakanakote (under 2 km) and Muganayakanakote Amanikere (under 2 km).

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

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