# Lakkur Village, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/lakkur/ Village · Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar # Lakkur Lakkur is a village in Gundlupet sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571123**. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 315 households**, the 57th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 1,258people (2011) - 315households - 61.9%literacy - 571123PIN code ## Lakkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lakkur is 571123.** Lakkur falls in Gundlupet sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code571123 - Gram panchayatBalachavady - Community development blockGundlupet - Census village code619523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lakkur from nearby towns? - Gundlupet (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ)20 km by road - Gundlupet (nearest town)18 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 Lakkur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Lakkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Terakanambi - ○Degree college10+ km · Gundlupet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gundlupet - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Lakkur known for? The main crops are **jowar**. About 79% of the 664 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Lakkur Of every 100 households in Lakkur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lakkur · ■ Gundlupet rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **80% Toilet within the home ****3%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****85%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **79% Use banking services ****45%** **41% Television ****34%** **38% Mobile phone ****40%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Lakkur? ■ Lakkur · ■ Gundlupet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1281** **973 Working population ****52.8%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 53.4% for women. 68% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 412 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (8%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%) 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 Gundlupet - Devarahalli1,330 people - Honnegowdanahalli1,312 people - Kunagahalli1,283 people - Shindanapura1,282 people - Arepura1,185 people - Savakanahalli1,160 people - Madapattana1,156 people - Madrahalli1,145 people [All 158 villages in Gundlupet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lakkur?571123 - How far is Lakkur from Chamarajanagar?20 km by road - What is the population of Lakkur?1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lakkur in?Chamarajanagar district (Gundlupet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Lakkur?61.9% (Census 2011)