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About Sankapura Village

Sankapura is a small village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 146 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572139, 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 Sira
Pincode 572139
Area (hectares) 238.78 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 146
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankapura compares

By the 2011 count Sankapura is the 173rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 238.78 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sankapura

Sankapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankapura as Available within <5 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 Sankapura from other places

Sankapura lies about 71 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 45 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 town Hiriyūr 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sira 22 km
Nearest railway station Somaguddu 45 km
District headquarters Tumkur 71 km

Villages closest to Sankapura

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 Sankapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankapura village had a population of 311. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Sankapura village has 146 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankapura has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Sankapura is 572139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankapura covers 238.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankapura falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sankapura is Somaguddu, about 45 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 village for Sankapura.

Sankapura is about 71 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 Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Hiriyūr is about 21 km away. Sira is about 22 km away. Somaguddu 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 Siddapura (3.1 km), Muddenahalli (3.4 km) and Kaluverahalli (4.2 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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