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About Sankarandampalayam Village

Sankarandampalayam is a large village in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,690, made up of 1,342 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2469.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarandampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarandampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Dharapuram
Pincode 638706
Area (hectares) 2469.34 hectares
Population 2,690
Male Population 1,342
Female Population 1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankarandampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Sankarandampalayam is the 26th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 2469.34 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sankarandampalayam

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

Sankarandampalayam lies about 41 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Pushpattur, about 38 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 Sankarandampalayam
Tehsil headquarters Dharapuram 12 km
Nearest railway station Pushpattur 38 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 41 km

Villages closest to Sankarandampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarandampalayam village had a population of 2,690. That makes it the 26th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Sankarandampalayam village has 1,342 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarandampalayam has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sankarandampalayam is 638706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarandampalayam covers 2469.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankarandampalayam falls under Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sankarandampalayam is Pushpattur, about 38 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 Sankarandampalayam.

Sankarandampalayam is about 41 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankarandampalayam is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Dharapuram is about 12 km away. Pushpattur is about 38 km away. Tiruppur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirukinar (4.3 km), Erasinampalayam (4.4 km) and Peramium (4.8 km).

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

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