# Sankanal Village, Basavana Bagevadi, Bijapur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/basavana-bagevadi/sankanal/ Village · Basavana Bagevadi, Bijapur # Sankanal Sankanal is a village in Basavana Bagevadi sub-district of Bijapur district, Karnataka, PIN code **586112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,863 people in 376 households**, the 58th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 1,863people (2011) - 376households - 61.9%literacy - 586112PIN code ## Sankanal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankanal is 586112.** Sankanal falls in Basavana Bagevadi sub-district, Bijapur district, Karnataka. - PIN code586112 - Gram panchayatHunashyal - Community development blockBasavana Bagevadi - Census village code599552 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankanal from nearby towns? - Basavana Bagevadi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ)49 km by road - Basavana Bagevadi (nearest town)7 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 Sankanal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sankanal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hirur - ○Degree college5–10 km · B.Bagewadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · H.Hippargi - ○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 libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Sankanal known for? The main crops are **jowar, sunflower and tur dal**. About 95% of the 2,066 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Sankanal Of every 100 households in Sankanal in 2011, 77 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sankanal · ■ Basavana Bagevadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **84% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****77%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****51%** **66% Television ****24%** **34% Mobile phone ****58%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **22% Own their home ****90%** **86% 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 Sankanal? ■ Sankanal · ■ Basavana Bagevadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **943 Working population ****53.5%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 46.3% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 691 (69%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (9%) · **■** Marginal 21 (2%) 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 Basavana Bagevadi - Mannur1,959 people - Karibhanthnal1,886 people - Kubakaddi1,884 people - Satihal1,880 people - Hallada Gennur1,776 people - Kodaganur1,747 people - Mattihal1,724 people - Budihal1,660 people [All 125 villages in Basavana Bagevadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/basavana-bagevadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankanal?586112 - How far is Sankanal from Bijapur?49 km by road - What is the population of Sankanal?1,863 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankanal in?Bijapur district (Basavana Bagevadi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Sankanal?61.9% (Census 2011)