# Shankaraghatta Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Shankaraghatta

Shankaraghatta is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577129**. The 2011 Census counted **46 people in 11 households**, the 204th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 46people (2011)
- 11households
- 88.9%literacy
- 577129PIN code

## Shankaraghatta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankaraghatta is 577129.** Shankaraghatta falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577129
- Gram panchayatLingadahalli
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609337

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

## How far is Shankaraghatta from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tarikere (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 Shankaraghatta?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shankaraghatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hulithimmapura
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lingadahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarikere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Shankaraghatta known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 60% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Shankaraghatta

Of every 100 households in Shankaraghatta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 73 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Shankaraghatta · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**51%

Tap water ****46%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**60%

Television ****82%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****73%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

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

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Shankaraghatta?

■ Shankaraghatta · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1300**

**994

Working population ****52.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 88.5% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (21%) · **■** Other work 9 (38%)

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 Tarikere

- Seethapura69 people
- Sidakanahalli69 people
- Rangapura51 people
- Baramanahalli49 people
- Paravatharayanakere Kaval36 people
- Asunde20 people
- Kotebasavanahalli12 people
- Baggavalli Kaval7 people

[All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankaraghatta?577129
- How far is Shankaraghatta from Chikmagalur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Shankaraghatta?46 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankaraghatta in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shankaraghatta?88.9% (Census 2011)