# Shambhoor Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/shambhoor/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Shambhoor Shambhoor is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574231**. The 2011 Census counted **2,379 people in 449 households**, the 52nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 2,379people (2011) - 449households - 84.6%literacy - 574231PIN code ## Shambhoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shambhoor is 574231.** Shambhoor falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574231 - Gram panchayatNarikombu - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617569 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shambhoor from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)29 km by road - Bantval (nearest town)5 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 Shambhoor? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shambhoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 · Kurnad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bantval - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bantval - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Shambhoor known for? The main crops are **coconuts and arecanut**. About 33% of the 656 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Shambhoor Of every 100 households in Shambhoor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shambhoor · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****81%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **9% Tap water ****51%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **83% Use banking services ****99%** **79% Television ****58%** **58% Mobile phone ****44%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****15%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Shambhoor? ■ Shambhoor · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **942 Working population ****60.9%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 78.1% for women. 69% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (6%) · **■** Household industry 451 (31%) · **■** Other work 704 (49%) · **■** Marginal 77 (5%) 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 Bantval - Salethur2,698 people - Kadabettu2,580 people - Ajjibettu2,460 people - Ananthadi2,444 people - Mudanadugodu2,322 people - Kuriyala2,248 people - Perne2,225 people - Moodapadukodi2,194 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shambhoor?574231 - How far is Shambhoor from Mangalore?29 km by road - What is the population of Shambhoor?2,379 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shambhoor in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shambhoor?84.6% (Census 2011)