About Shankaranarayana Village

Shankaranarayana is one of the larger villages in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,144, made up of 2,386 males and 2,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2312.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankaranarayana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankaranarayana village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Kundapura
Pincode	576227
Area (hectares)	2312.48 hectares
Population	5,144
Male Population	2,386
Female Population	2,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,156
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankaranarayana compares

By the 2011 count Shankaranarayana is the 19th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 2312.48 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Shankaranarayana

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

Shankaranarayana lies about 33 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, 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 Shankaranarayana
Nearest railway station	Kundapura	14 km
District headquarters	Udupi	33 km

Villages closest to Shankaranarayana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankaranarayana village had a population of 5,144. That makes it the 19th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Shankaranarayana village has 2,386 males and 2,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankaranarayana has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Shankaranarayana is 576227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankaranarayana covers 2312.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankaranarayana falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shankaranarayana is Kundapura, 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 Shankaranarayana.

Shankaranarayana is about 33 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankaranarayana is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Kundapura is about 14 km away. Udupi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.