# Sarakanur Village, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural 

# Sarakanur

Sarakanur is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562122**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 55 households**, the 210th largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 264people (2011)
- 55households
- 84.4%literacy
- 562122PIN code

## Sarakanur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code562122
- Gram panchayatNelavagilu
- Community development blockHosakote
- Census village code625545

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

## How far is Sarakanur from nearby towns?

- Hosakote (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)55 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 Sarakanur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sarakanur; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandagudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R28254
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosakote
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Sarakanur known for?

The main crops are **vegetables**. About 89% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sarakanur

Of every 100 households in Sarakanur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarakanur · ■ Hosakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**25%

Tap water ****98%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**66%

Use banking services ****83%**

**48%

Television ****79%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Sarakanur?

■ Sarakanur · ■ Hosakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**924

Working population ****41.3%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 70.3% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 51 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (22%) · **■** Other work 30 (28%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%)

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

- Shivadenahalli269 people
- Geddalahallipura266 people
- Halasakaipura266 people
- Kadaranapura265 people
- Huluvanahalli250 people
- Yelachammanahalli232 people
- Bagalur231 people
- Chikkakoliga229 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarakanur?562122
- How far is Sarakanur from Bangalore Rural?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sarakanur?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarakanur in?Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sarakanur?84.4% (Census 2011)