# Kanakawad Village, Shirhatti, Gadag (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Shirhatti, Gadag 

# Kanakawad

Kanakawad is a village in Shirhatti sub-district of Gadag district, Karnataka, PIN code **582112**. The 2011 Census counted **923 people in 160 households**, the 53rd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 923people (2011)
- 160households
- 71.0%literacy
- 582112PIN code

## Kanakawad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanakawad is 582112.** Kanakawad falls in Shirhatti sub-district, Gadag district, Karnataka.

- PIN code582112
- Gram panchayatHebbal
- Community development blockShirhatti
- Census village code602132

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

## How far is Kanakawad from nearby towns?

- Shirhatti (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadag (district HQ)65 km by road
- Shirhatti (nearest town)30 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 Kanakawad?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanakawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bellatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shirahatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bellatti
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Kanakawad known for?

The main crops are **jowar, ground nut and sunflower**. About 94% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Kanakawad

Of every 100 households in Kanakawad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanakawad · ■ Shirhatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****95%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****74%**

**76%

Television ****50%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Kanakawad?

■ Kanakawad · ■ Shirhatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**940

Working population ****62.1%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (64%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 55 (10%)

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 Shirhatti

- Tarikoppa1,082 people
- Sasarwad1,079 people
- Govanakoppa1,073 people
- Bijjur1,011 people
- Nadigatti905 people
- Kokkargundi884 people
- Chavadal881 people
- Varavi830 people

[All 87 villages in Shirhatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gadag/shirhatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanakawad?582112
- How far is Kanakawad from Gadag?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kanakawad?923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakawad in?Gadag district (Shirhatti sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakawad?71.0% (Census 2011)