# Bandakote Village, Chintamani, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Chintamani, Chikkaballapura 

# Bandakote

Bandakote is a village in Chintamani sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **563125**. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 111 households**, the 169th largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 496people (2011)
- 111households
- 56.3%literacy
- 563125PIN code

## Bandakote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bandakote is 563125.** Bandakote falls in Chintamani sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code563125
- Gram panchayatBhoomi Setti Halli
- Community development blockChintamani
- Census village code624442

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bandakote from nearby towns?

- Chintamani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Chintamani (nearest town)15 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 Bandakote?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bandakote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chintamani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chintamani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chintamani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bandakote known for?

The main crops are **ragi and vegetables**. About 22% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Bandakote

Of every 100 households in Bandakote in 2011, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandakote · ■ Chintamani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**72%

Tap water ****98%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****27%**

**57%

Television ****38%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Bandakote?

■ Bandakote · ■ Chintamani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**968

Working population ****58.9%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 46.5% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 192 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (28%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Chintamani

- Konappalli504 people
- Thinakallu504 people
- Upparalahalli500 people
- Singanahalli497 people
- Basavapura496 people
- Cheemanahalli495 people
- Kambalapalli490 people
- Channarayanahalli488 people

[All 400 villages in Chintamani](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/chintamani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bandakote?563125
- How far is Bandakote from Chikkaballapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bandakote?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandakote in?Chikkaballapura district (Chintamani sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bandakote?56.3% (Census 2011)