Sandur Taluka - Ballari District, Karnataka

Sandur is an administrative taluka in the Ballari district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Sandur is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Gadiganuru, while the nearest airport is Vijayanagar Aerodrome (jsw), located at an approximate aerial distance of 11.0 km.

The total area of the taluka is 1,245 km², including 1,186.82 km² rural area and 58.18 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 941 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Sandur Taluka

Sandur Taluka has a total of 93 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	55 Mallapura	Rural	Rajapura
2	Agrahara	Rural	Agrahara
3	Ankammanahal	Rural	Kalingeri
4	Antapur	Rural	Anthapura
5	Appalapur	Both	Anthapura
6	Ayyanahalli	Rural	Taranagar
7	Bandri	Rural	Bandri
8	Bannihatti	Rural	Bannihatti
9	Basapura	Rural	Metriki
10	Bhujanganagar	Rural	Bhujanganagar
11	Bommagatta	Rural	Bommagatta
12	Chapparadahalli Ubbalagandi	Rural	Rajapura
13	Chikkakeriyaginahalli	Rural	H.K.Halli
14	Chikkantapur	Rural	Anthapura
15	Chornur	Rural	Chornur
16	Daroji	Rural	Daroji
17	Deogiri	Rural	Devagiri
18	Devarabudenahalli	Rural	Bommagatta
19	Devaramallapur	Rural	Kalingeri
20	Dharmapura	Urban	Not applicable
21	Dowlatpur	Rural	Krishnanagar
22	Emmihatti	Rural	Shusilanagar
23	Genatikatte	Rural	Agrahara
24	Girenahalli	Rural	Nidagurthi
25	Gollalingammanahalli	Rural	Gollalingamanahalli
26	Gowripur	Rural	Bommagatta
27	Gowripur	Rural	Taranagar
28	Gundlahalli	Rural	Metriki
29	Havinamadugu	Rural	Vittalapura
30	Hirekeriyaginahalli	Rural	H.K.Halli
31	Huchenahalli	Rural	H.K.Halli
32	Hulikunta 73	Rural	Nidagurthi
33	Hulikunta-18	Urban	Not applicable
34	Jaisingapur	Rural	Shusilanagar
35	Jiginahalli	Rural	Yerrayyanahalli
36	Jodibommiahnahalli	Rural	Bommagatta
37	Jodikasinayakanahalli	Rural	Bommagatta
38	Joga Badaranahalli	Rural	Thaluru
39	Kalingeri	Rural	Kalingeri
40	Kanakapur .B.C.	Rural	Gollalingamanahalli
41	Karthikeshwar	Rural	Devagiri
42	Kererampura	Rural	Vittalapura
43	Kodalu	Rural	Anthapura
44	Kondapura	Rural	Nidagurthi
45	Krishnanagar	Rural	Krishnanagar
46	Kurekuppa (Ct)	Urban	Not applicable
47	Lakkalahalli	Rural	Metriki
48	Lakshmeepura	Urban	Not applicable
49	Lingadahalli	Rural	Anthapura
50	M. Gangalapura	Rural	Vittalapura
51	Malapur	Rural	Vittalapura
52	Mallapura 72	Rural	Nidagurthi
53	Marutala	Rural	Anthapura
54	Metriki	Rural	Metriki
55	Mothalakunta	Rural	Gollalingamanahalli
56	Muraripur	Rural	Bhujanganagar
57	Nagalapur	Rural	Bannihatti
58	Narasingapur	Rural	Narasingapura
59	Narayanapur	Rural	Devagiri
60	Nidugurthi	Rural	Nidagurthi
61	Radhanagar	Rural	Shusilanagar
62	Rajapur	Rural	Rajapura
63	Ramasagar	Rural	Metriki
64	Ramgad	Rural	Shusilanagar
65	Ranjitpur	Rural	Narasingapura
66	S. Thimmalapura	Rural	Vittalapura
67	Sanduru	Urban	Not applicable
68	Sankarapur	Rural	Taranagar
69	Selieppanahalli	Rural	Bommagatta
70	Shro.Basapur	Rural	Vaddu
71	Shro.Gangalapur	Rural	Bannihatti
72	Shro.Oblapur	Rural	Bommagatta
73	Shro.Thimmavvanahalli	Both	Gollalingamanahalli
74	Siddapur	Rural	Shusilanagar
75	Somalapur	Rural	Yeshwanthanagar
76	Sovenahalli	Rural	Sovenahalli
77	Sulthanapura	Rural	Torangal
78	Suseelnagar	Rural	Shusilanagar
79	Swamy Halli	Rural	Bommagatta
80	Talur	Rural	Thaluru
81	Taranagar	Rural	Taranagar
82	Thippanamaradi	Rural	Kalingeri
83	Thumati	Rural	Vittalapura
84	Thumati Thand	Rural	Vittalapura
85	Tonisigeri	Rural	Gollalingamanahalli
86	Toranagal	Rural	Torangal
87	Vaddu (Ct)	Rural	Vaddu
88	Vittalapur	Rural	Vittalapura
89	Vittalnagar	Rural	Narasingapura
90	Yerabanahalli	Rural	Torangal
91	Yeradammanahalli	Rural	Gollalingamanahalli
92	Yerraiahnahalli	Rural	Yerrayyanahalli
93	Yeswanthanagar	Rural	Yeshwanthanagar

Population of Sandur Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Sandur Taluka has a total population of 2,60,213 people, consisting of 1,34,034 males and 1,26,179 females. There are 52,067 households in the taluka with an average population density of 209 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,60,213	1,81,097	79,116
Male Population	1,34,034	91,936	42,098
Female Population	1,26,179	89,161	37,018
Total Households	52,067	34,324	17,743
Population Density	209 / km²	153 / km²	1,360 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,46,508 literate people and 40,915 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 46,411 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 68,189 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	40,915	29,507	11,408
Literate Population	1,46,508	93,807	52,701
Illiterate Population	1,13,705	87,290	26,415
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	46,411	35,813	10,598
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	68,189	56,126	12,063

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Sandur (संडूरू)
District	Ballari
State / UT	Karnataka
Railway Station	Gadiganuru
Total Area	1,245 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	941
Total Population (2011)	2,60,213
Density	209/km²
Total Villages	93

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