# Sankenapalle Village, Velgatoor, Karimnagar (Telangana)

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Village · Velgatoor, Karimnagar 

# Sankenapalle

Sankenapalle is a village in Velgatoor sub-district of Karimnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 152 households**, the 22nd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 551people (2011)
- 152households
- 55.9%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Sankenapalle PIN code and other codes

Sankenapalle falls in Velgatoor sub-district, Karimnagar district, Telangana.

- Gram panchayatKishanraopet
- Community development blockVelgatoor
- Census village code571723

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sankenapalle from nearby towns?

- Velgatoor (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Karimnagar (district HQ)47 km by road
- Ramagundam (nearest town)34 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sankenapalle?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sankenapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Velgatoor
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ramagundam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sankenapalle known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 16% of the 662 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sankenapalle

Of every 100 households in Sankenapalle in 2011, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankenapalle · ■ Velgatoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**81%

Tap water ****46%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**80%

Use banking services ****80%**

**48%

Television ****48%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sankenapalle?

■ Sankenapalle · ■ Velgatoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**931

Working population ****57.2%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 47.0% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (9%) · **■** Other work 29 (9%) · **■** Marginal 231 (73%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Velgatoor

- Ramnoor1,013 people
- Kapparaopeta791 people
- Undeda773 people
- Padkal693 people
- Suraram467 people
- Sanabanda317 people

[All 24 villages in Velgatoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/karimnagar/velgatoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankenapalle from Karimnagar?47 km by road
- What is the population of Sankenapalle?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankenapalle in?Karimnagar district (Velgatoor sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Sankenapalle?55.9% (Census 2011)