# Venkatapura Village, Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/sidlaghatta/venkatapura-624269/ Village · Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura # Venkatapura Venkatapura is a village in Sidlaghatta sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **562102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,918 people in 438 households**, the 11th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 1,918people (2011) - 438households - 73.1%literacy - 562102PIN code ## Venkatapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Venkatapura is 562102.** Venkatapura falls in Sidlaghatta sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code562102 - Gram panchayatVenkatapura - Community development blockSidlaghatta - Census village code624269 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? - Sidlaghatta (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)20 km by road - Vijayapura (nearest town)2 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? 14 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vijayapura - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vijayapura - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vijayapura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Venkatapura known for? The main crops are **sericulture**. About 50% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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, 97 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Venkatapura · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****60%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **65% Tap water ****29%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **85% Use banking services ****69%** **62% Television ****64%** **56% Mobile phone ****67%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****11%** **19% Own their home ****74%** **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 Venkatapura? ■ Venkatapura · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **960 Working population ****44.5%** **51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 158 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (27%) · **■** Household industry 141 (17%) · **■** Other work 299 (35%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Sidlaghatta - Thimmasandra2,300 people - Baktharahalli2,253 people - Malamachanahalli2,098 people - Anemadagu1,997 people - Sugatur1,778 people - Basettihalli1,704 people - Doddathekahalli1,586 people - Muthur1,554 people [All 291 villages in Sidlaghatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/sidlaghatta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Venkatapura?562102 - How far is Venkatapura from Chikkaballapur?20 km by road - What is the population of Venkatapura?1,918 (Census 2011) - Which district is Venkatapura in?Chikkaballapura district (Sidlaghatta sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Venkatapura?73.1% (Census 2011)