About Sunkalapura Village

Sunkalapura is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 130 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunkalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunkalapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Turuvekere
Pincode	572227
Area (hectares)	36.73 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	130
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunkalapura compares

By the 2011 count Sunkalapura is the 174th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 36.73 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sunkalapura

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

Sunkalapura lies about 50 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Ammasandra, about 14 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 Sunkalapura
Tehsil headquarters	Turuvekere	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Ammasandra	14 km
Nearest town	Tiptūr	26 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	50 km

Villages closest to Sunkalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunkalapura village had a population of 264. That makes it the 174th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Sunkalapura village has 130 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunkalapura has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sunkalapura is 572227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunkalapura covers 36.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sunkalapura falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sunkalapura is Ammasandra, about 14 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 Sunkalapura.

Sunkalapura is about 50 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunkalapura is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 3.6 km away. Ammasandra is about 14 km away. Tiptūr is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.