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About Sankenapalle Village

Sankenapalle is a mid sized village in Velgatoor tehsil, in the district of Karimnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 285 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662 hectares hectares.

Sankenapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankenapalle village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Karimnagar
Tehsil Velgatoor
Area (hectares) 662 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 285
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankenapalle compares

By the 2011 count Sankenapalle is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 662 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1008.

Getting to Sankenapalle

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

Sankenapalle lies about 24 km from Karimnagar, and the nearest railway station is Gangadhara, about 17 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 Sankenapalle
Nearest town Vemalwāda 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Gangadhara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Velgatoor 24 km
District headquarters Karimnagar 24 km

Villages closest to Sankenapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankenapalle village had a population of 551. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Sankenapalle village has 285 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankenapalle has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Sankenapalle covers 662 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankenapalle falls under Velgatoor tehsil of Karimnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Sankenapalle is Gangadhara, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sankenapalle.

Sankenapalle is about 24 km from Karimnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankenapalle is in Velgatoor tehsil of Karimnagar district. Vemalwāda is about 3.8 km away. Gangadhara is about 17 km away. Velgatoor is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishanraopeta (11 km), Sakapuram (13 km) and Kapparaopeta (19 km).

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

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