# Wakkund Village, Sampgaon, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/sampgaon/wakkund/ Village · Sampgaon, Belgaum # Wakkund Wakkund is a village in Sampgaon sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591115**. The 2011 Census counted **5,786 people in 1,156 households**, the 10th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 5,786people (2011) - 1,156households - 72.4%literacy - 591115PIN code ## Wakkund PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wakkund is 591115.** Wakkund falls in Sampgaon sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591115 - Gram panchayatWakkund - Community development blockSampgaon - Census village code598127 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wakkund from nearby towns? - Sampagaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)58 km by road - Bail Hongal (nearest town)10 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 Wakkund? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Wakkund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bailhongal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sampagaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Wakkund known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajra and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 22% of the 1,833 hectares of village land is sown, and 404 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 Wakkund Of every 100 households in Wakkund in 2011, 96 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Wakkund · ■ Sampgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **88% Toilet within the home ****25%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **76% Tap water ****49%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **90% Use banking services ****43%** **74% Television ****44%** **37% Mobile phone ****40%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **25% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Wakkund? ■ Wakkund · ■ Sampgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **957 Working population ****46.1%** **43.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 62.4% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 722 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,252 (47%) · **■** Household industry 153 (6%) · **■** Other work 387 (14%) · **■** Marginal 155 (6%) 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 Sampgaon - Deshanur7,078 people - Neginhal6,936 people - Nesargi6,433 people - Kadrolli5,998 people - Hunshikatti5,410 people - Nagnur5,267 people - Tigadi5,035 people - Vannur4,984 people [All 132 villages in Sampgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/sampgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wakkund?591115 - How far is Wakkund from Belgaum?58 km by road - What is the population of Wakkund?5,786 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wakkund in?Belgaum district (Sampgaon sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Wakkund?72.4% (Census 2011)