# Sankse Village, Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur 

# Sankse

Sankse is a village in Narasimharajapura sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577127**. The 2011 Census counted **855 people in 211 households**, the 24th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 855people (2011)
- 211households
- 79.7%literacy
- 577127PIN code

## Sankse PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankse is 577127.** Sankse falls in Narasimharajapura sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577127
- Gram panchayatKanur
- Community development blockNarasimharajapura
- Census village code609086

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

## How far is Sankse from nearby towns?

- Narasimharajapura (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Koppa (nearest town)10 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 Sankse?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sankse; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narasimharajapura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Koppa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Koppa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 7 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 Sankse known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 20% of the 1,196 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Sankse

Of every 100 households in Sankse in 2011, 85 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sankse · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**22%

Tap water ****31%**

**60%

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

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**81%

Use banking services ****82%**

**79%

Television ****45%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**85%

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 Sankse?

■ Sankse · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**948

Working population ****38.6%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 74.1% for women. 64% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (46%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (22%) · **■** Marginal 13 (4%)

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 Narasimharajapura

- Bale947 people
- Lingapura901 people
- Mensur897 people
- Shimse894 people
- K.Kanabur828 people
- Byrapura772 people
- Varkate765 people
- Muduguni737 people

[All 58 villages in Narasimharajapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankse?577127
- How far is Sankse from Chikmagalur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Sankse?855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankse in?Chikmagalur district (Narasimharajapura sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sankse?79.7% (Census 2011)