# Are Shankar Village, Muddebihal, Bijapur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/muddebihal/are-shankar/ Village · Muddebihal, Bijapur # Are Shankar Are Shankar is a village in Muddebihal sub-district of Bijapur district, Karnataka, PIN code **586112**. The 2011 Census counted **712 people in 133 households**, the 117th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 712people (2011) - 133households - 59.8%literacy - 586112PIN code ## Are Shankar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Are Shankar is 586112.** Are Shankar falls in Muddebihal sub-district, Bijapur district, Karnataka. - PIN code586112 - Gram panchayatNagabenal - Community development blockMuddebihal - Census village code599677 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Are Shankar from nearby towns? - Muddebihal (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ)108 km by road - Muddebihal (nearest town)27 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 Are Shankar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Are Shankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baladinni - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalatawad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nalathwad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Are Shankar known for? The main crops are **jowar, sunflower and tur dal**. About 95% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Are Shankar Of every 100 households in Are Shankar in 2011, 72 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Are Shankar · ■ Muddebihal rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **88% Toilet within the home ****3%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****72%** **55% Television ****13%** **31% Mobile phone ****57%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **25% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Are Shankar? ■ Are Shankar · ■ Muddebihal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053** **952 Working population ****42.1%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 45.4% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (31%) · **■** Household industry 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 51 (17%) · **■** Marginal 114 (38%) 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 Muddebihal - Takkalaki774 people - Kaladevanahalli763 people - Bolawad745 people - Gudadinni740 people - Garasangi710 people - Jainapur685 people - Gonal677 people - Karkur659 people [All 153 villages in Muddebihal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/muddebihal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Are Shankar?586112 - How far is Are Shankar from Bijapur?108 km by road - What is the population of Are Shankar?712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Are Shankar in?Bijapur district (Muddebihal sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Are Shankar?59.8% (Census 2011)