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About Sakshihalli Village

Sakshihalli is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 398 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakshihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakshihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572137
Area (hectares) 388.98 hectares
Population 791
Male Population 398
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakshihalli compares

By the 2011 count Sakshihalli is the 109th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 388.98 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sakshihalli

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

Sakshihalli lies about 47 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 37 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 Sakshihalli
Tehsil headquarters Sira 17 km
Nearest town Sīra 17 km
Nearest railway station Nittur 37 km
District headquarters Tumkur 47 km

Villages closest to Sakshihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakshihalli village had a population of 791. That makes it the 109th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Sakshihalli village has 398 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakshihalli has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Sakshihalli is 572137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakshihalli covers 388.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakshihalli falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sakshihalli is Nittur, about 37 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 village for Sakshihalli.

Sakshihalli is about 47 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakshihalli is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 17 km away. Sīra is about 17 km away. Nittur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thuppadakona (2.0 km), Kilaradahalli (2.2 km) and Maragondanahalli (3.1 km).

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

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