# Shivajinagar Village, Afzalpur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/afzalpur/shivajinagar/ Village · Afzalpur, Gulbarga # Shivajinagar Shivajinagar is a village in Afzalpur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585265**. The 2011 Census counted **1,714 people in 350 households**, the 36th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,714people (2011) - 350households - 52.3%literacy - 585265PIN code ## Shivajinagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shivajinagar is 585265.** Shivajinagar falls in Afzalpur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585265 - Gram panchayatShivajinagar - Community development blockAfzalpur - Census village code620158 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shivajinagar from nearby towns? - Afzalpur (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)22 km by road - Afzalpur (nearest town)31 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 Shivajinagar? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Shivajinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gulbarga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Afzalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Shivajinagar known for? The main crops are **tur dal**. About 95% of the 1,310 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Shivajinagar Of every 100 households in Shivajinagar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shivajinagar · ■ Afzalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **82% Toilet within the home ****4%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****7%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****97%** **64% Television ****6%** **35% Mobile phone ****34%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **24% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 Shivajinagar? ■ Shivajinagar · ■ Afzalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **937 Working population ****47.9%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.6% for men and 42.8% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 555 (68%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 101 (12%) · **■** Marginal 141 (17%) 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 Afzalpur - Hasargundgi2,007 people - Nanderga1,968 people - Shivoor1,866 people - Gour1,741 people - Gour1,709 people - Hinchgera1,651 people - Goudgaon1,615 people - Shirwad1,558 people [All 93 villages in Afzalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/afzalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shivajinagar?585265 - How far is Shivajinagar from Gulbarga?22 km by road - What is the population of Shivajinagar?1,714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shivajinagar in?Gulbarga district (Afzalpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shivajinagar?52.3% (Census 2011)