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About Sampakhanda Village

Sampakhanda is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 174 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sampakhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sampakhanda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581315
Area (hectares) 482.92 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 174
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sampakhanda compares

By the 2011 count Sampakhanda is the 134th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 482.92 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sampakhanda

Sampakhanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sampakhanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sampakhanda from other places

Sampakhanda lies about 22 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 32 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 Sampakhanda
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 15 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 22 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 32 km

Villages closest to Sampakhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sampakhanda village had a population of 337. That makes it the 134th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Sampakhanda village has 174 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sampakhanda has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sampakhanda is 581315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sampakhanda covers 482.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sampakhanda falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sampakhanda is Mirjan, about 32 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 - 10 km distance for Sampakhanda.

Sampakhanda is about 22 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sampakhanda is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 15 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 22 km away. Mirjan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kugtemane (1.6 km), Balavalli (2.4 km) and Kukri (2.6 km).

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

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