About Sankarapalayam Village

Sankarapalayam is a large village in Bhavani tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,369, made up of 1,711 males and 1,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Bhavani
Pincode	638501
Area (hectares)	643.83 hectares
Population	3,369
Male Population	1,711
Female Population	1,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankarapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Sankarapalayam is the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents. Its 643.83 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sankarapalayam

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

Sankarapalayam lies about 9.0 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Cauvery, about 10 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 Sankarapalayam
Nearest town	Sūryampālaiyam	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhavani	3.5 km
District headquarters	Erode	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Cauvery	10 km

Villages closest to Sankarapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarapalayam village had a population of 3,369. That makes it the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents.

Sankarapalayam village has 1,711 males and 1,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarapalayam has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sankarapalayam is 638501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarapalayam covers 643.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankarapalayam falls under Bhavani tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sankarapalayam is Cauvery, about 10 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 Sankarapalayam.

Sankarapalayam is about 9.0 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarapalayam is in Bhavani tehsil of Erode district. Sūryampālaiyam is about 2.2 km away. Bhavani is about 3.5 km away. Erode is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.