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About Sankapura Village

Sankapura is a small village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 178 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572175, 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 Madhugiri
Pincode 572175
Area (hectares) 174.45 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 178
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
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 Sankapura compares

By the 2011 count Sankapura is the 189th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 174.45 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 45 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Viduraswattha, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 12 km
Nearest railway station Viduraswattha 20 km
District headquarters Tumkur 45 km

Villages closest to Sankapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhugiri 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 375. That makes it the 189th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Sankapura village has 178 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankapura has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sankapura is 572175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankapura covers 174.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankapura falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sankapura is Viduraswattha, about 20 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 Sankapura.

Sankapura is about 45 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 Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 12 km away. Viduraswattha is about 20 km away. Tumkur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamkaralahalli (under 2 km), Ramanahalli (under 2 km) and Haralapura (1.6 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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