# Shakargunj Village, Homnabad, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/homnabad/shakargunj/ Village · Homnabad, Bidar # Shakargunj Shakargunj is a village in Homnabad sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,414 people in 250 households**, the 67th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%. - 1,414people (2011) - 250households - 64.9%literacy - 585401PIN code ## Shakargunj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shakargunj is 585401.** Shakargunj falls in Homnabad sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585401 - Gram panchayatSitalgera - Community development blockHomnabad - Census village code600281 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shakargunj from nearby towns? - Homnabad (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)38 km by road - Homnabad (nearest town)23 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 Shakargunj? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shakargunj; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Homnabad - ○Degree college10+ km · Homanabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Homnabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)8 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 Shakargunj known for? The main crops are **jowar, black gram and tur dal**. About 88% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Shakargunj Of every 100 households in Shakargunj in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shakargunj · ■ Homnabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **85% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****93%** **47% Television ****34%** **30% Mobile phone ****48%** **48% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Shakargunj? ■ Shakargunj · ■ Homnabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **65.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899** **957 Working population ****49.2%** **42.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 52.7% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 462 (66%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 96 (14%) · **■** Marginal 112 (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 Homnabad - Mugnoor1,493 people - Allura1,472 people - Kathalli1,443 people - Madgul1,443 people - Mudnal1,367 people - Madargaon1,361 people - Namdapur1,350 people - Bhadrapur1,209 people [All 87 villages in Homnabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/homnabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shakargunj?585401 - How far is Shakargunj from Bidar?38 km by road - What is the population of Shakargunj?1,414 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shakargunj in?Bidar district (Homnabad sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shakargunj?64.9% (Census 2011)