# Venkatapura Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/venkatapura/ Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura # Venkatapura Venkatapura is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,357 people in 311 households**, the 55th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,357people (2011) - 311households - 65.0%literacy - 561206PIN code ## Venkatapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Venkatapura is 561206.** Venkatapura falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code561206 - Gram panchayatB Bommasandra - Community development blockGauribidanur - Census village code623336 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Venkatapura from nearby towns? - Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)35 km by road - Gauribidanur (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 Venkatapura? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Venkatapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○Degree college5–10 km · D N Palya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gauribidanur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 Venkatapura known for? The main crops are **sugar cane**. About 71% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Venkatapura Of every 100 households in Venkatapura in 2011, 69 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Venkatapura · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **77% Tap water ****96%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **87% Use banking services ****56%** **52% Television ****25%** **42% Mobile phone ****31%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **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 Venkatapura? ■ Venkatapura · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **955 Working population ****60.9%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 53.7% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 505 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (7%) · **■** Marginal 22 (3%) 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 - Anudi1,520 people - Mallasandra1,406 people - Somasettyhalli1,387 people - Vedalaveni1,357 people - Katanakallu1,296 people - Pura1,286 people - Nakkalahalli1,285 people - Bodabandahalli1,284 people [All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Venkatapura?561206 - How far is Venkatapura from Chikkaballapur?35 km by road - What is the population of Venkatapura?1,357 (Census 2011) - Which district is Venkatapura in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Venkatapura?65.0% (Census 2011)