# Alakapura Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/alakapura/ Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura # Alakapura Alakapura is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561213**. The 2011 Census counted **3,208 people in 734 households**, the 12th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 3,208people (2011) - 734households - 73.2%literacy - 561213PIN code ## Alakapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alakapura is 561213.** Alakapura falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code561213 - Gram panchayatAlakapura - Community development blockGauribidanur - Census village code623348 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alakapura from nearby towns? - Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)40 km by road - Gauribidanur (nearest town)9 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 Alakapura? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Alakapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Alakapura known for? The main crops are **sugar cane**. About 59% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Alakapura Of every 100 households in Alakapura in 2011, 93 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alakapura · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****40%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **77% Tap water ****76%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **87% Use banking services ****65%** **52% Television ****51%** **42% Mobile phone ****45%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **29% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Alakapura? ■ Alakapura · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **955 Working population ****48.3%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 66.5% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 498 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 385 (25%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 613 (40%) · **■** Marginal 24 (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 Gauribidanur - Darinaikanapalya4,139 people - Kalludi3,788 people - Vatadahosahalli3,643 people - Gangasandra3,272 people - H.Nagasandra3,189 people - Hampasandra3,005 people - Kurudi2,870 people - Myalya2,810 people [All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alakapura?561213 - How far is Alakapura from Chikkaballapur?40 km by road - What is the population of Alakapura?3,208 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alakapura in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Alakapura?73.2% (Census 2011)