# Shankarapura Village, Koppa, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Koppa, Chikmagalur 

# Shankarapura

Shankarapura is a village in Koppa sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577120**. The 2011 Census counted **72 people in 19 households**, the 73rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 72people (2011)
- 19households
- 88.4%literacy
- 577120PIN code

## Shankarapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankarapura is 577120.** Shankarapura falls in Koppa sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577120
- Gram panchayatShanuvalli
- Community development blockKoppa
- Census village code608975

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

## How far is Shankarapura from nearby towns?

- Koppa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Koppa (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 Shankarapura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kooduru
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koppa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Shankarapura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 33% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shankarapura

Of every 100 households in Shankarapura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarapura · ■ Koppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**14%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****74%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**20%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

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 Shankarapura?

■ Shankarapura · ■ Koppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**1011

Working population ****56.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 88.2% for women. 89% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (29%) · **■** Other work 6 (15%)

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 Koppa

- Shirakaradi162 people
- Belawadi154 people
- Ammadi Estate142 people
- Honagaru72 people
- Devarahalli66 people
- Herambapura61 people
- Hillikere49 people
- Kalasapura46 people

[All 80 villages in Koppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/koppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankarapura?577120
- How far is Shankarapura from Chikmagalur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarapura?72 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarapura in?Chikmagalur district (Koppa sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarapura?88.4% (Census 2011)