# Shankarnagar Village, Basavana Bagevadi, Bijapur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/basavana-bagevadi/shankarnagar/ Village · Basavana Bagevadi, Bijapur # Shankarnagar Shankarnagar is a village in Basavana Bagevadi sub-district of Bijapur district, Karnataka, PIN code **586112**. The 2011 Census counted **2,436 people in 418 households**, the 40th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 2,436people (2011) - 418households - 41.6%literacy - 586112PIN code ## Shankarnagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shankarnagar is 586112.** Shankarnagar falls in Basavana Bagevadi sub-district, Bijapur district, Karnataka. - PIN code586112 - Gram panchayatKudagi - Community development blockBasavana Bagevadi - Census village code599447 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shankarnagar from nearby towns? - Basavana Bagevadi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ)32 km by road - Basavana Bagevadi (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 Shankarnagar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●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 - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kudagi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kudgi - ○Degree college10+ km · B.Bagewadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kudgi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Shankarnagar known for? The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and bajra**. About 96% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Shankarnagar Of every 100 households in Shankarnagar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shankarnagar · ■ Basavana Bagevadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **84% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****80%** **66% Television ****16%** **34% Mobile phone ****85%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **22% Own their home ****95%** **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 Shankarnagar? ■ Shankarnagar · ■ Basavana Bagevadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **943 Working population ****39.3%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.6% for men and 31.9% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 277 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (14%) · **■** Marginal 418 (44%) 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 - Hattarkihal2,726 people - Kanakal2,643 people - Bhairawadgi2,551 people - Nandihal P.U.2,546 people - Byakod2,358 people - Hunashyal2,266 people - Takkalki2,265 people - Yambatnal2,257 people [All 125 villages in Basavana Bagevadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/basavana-bagevadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankarnagar?586112 - How far is Shankarnagar from Bijapur?32 km by road - What is the population of Shankarnagar?2,436 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarnagar in?Bijapur district (Basavana Bagevadi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shankarnagar?41.6% (Census 2011)