# Ralkunte Village, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural 

# Ralkunte

Ralkunte is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562122**. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 99 households**, the 164th largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 488people (2011)
- 99households
- 78.3%literacy
- 562122PIN code

## Ralkunte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ralkunte is 562122.** Ralkunte falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562122
- Gram panchayatIttasandra
- Community development blockHosakote
- Census village code625473

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

## How far is Ralkunte from nearby towns?

- Hosakote (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)57 km by road
- Hosakote (nearest town)25 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 Ralkunte?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ralkunte; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandagudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R28182
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoskote
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Ralkunte known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 94% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Ralkunte

Of every 100 households in Ralkunte in 2011, 50 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ralkunte · ■ Hosakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**25%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**66%

Use banking services ****1%**

**48%

Television ****41%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****35%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 Ralkunte?

■ Ralkunte · ■ Hosakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**924

Working population ****49.2%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (17%) · **■** Marginal 155 (65%)

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 Hosakote

- Sadappanahalli500 people
- Sonnadenahalli499 people
- Arehalli498 people
- Hunasehalli495 people
- Alagondahalli486 people
- Marasandahalli483 people
- Ganagalu470 people
- Valagerepura464 people

[All 296 villages in Hosakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/hosakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ralkunte?562122
- How far is Ralkunte from Bangalore Rural?57 km by road
- What is the population of Ralkunte?488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ralkunte in?Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Ralkunte?78.3% (Census 2011)