# Shankanipura, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural – Population

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Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural 

# Shankanipura

Shankanipura is a village in [Hosakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/hosakote/) sub-district of [Bangalore Rural](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/) district, [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/), PIN code **562114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,046 people in 203 households**, the 62nd largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,046people (2011)
- 203households
- 79.6%literacy
- 562114PIN code

## Shankanipura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankanipura is 562114.** Shankanipura falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562114
- Gram panchayatKumbalahalli
- Community development blockHosakote
- Census village code625683

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

## How far is Shankanipura from nearby towns?

- Hosakote (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)35 km by road
- Hosakote (nearest town)5 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 Shankanipura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shankanipura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 · Hosakote
- ○Degree college5–10 km · =R28392
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · =R28392
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Shankanipura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Shankanipura

Of every 100 households in Shankanipura in 2011, 93 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shankanipura · ■ Hosakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**25%

Tap water ****2%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**66%

Use banking services ****11%**

**48%

Television ****59%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**37%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Shankanipura?

■ Shankanipura · ■ Hosakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**924

Working population ****36.8%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 78.0% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (12%) · **■** Household industry 26 (7%) · **■** Other work 203 (53%) · **■** Marginal 61 (16%)

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

- Vagata1,098 people
- Sarakariguttahalli1,095 people
- Sonnahallipura1,066 people
- Gullahalli1,059 people
- Malimakanapura1,042 people
- Bellikere1,028 people
- Anugondahalli1,027 people
- Bisanahalli1,020 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankanipura?562114
- How far is Shankanipura from Bangalore Rural?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shankanipura?1,046 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankanipura in?Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shankanipura?79.6% (Census 2011)