# Hanchur Village, Alur, Hassan (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Alur, Hassan 

# Hanchur

Hanchur is a village in Alur sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573218**. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 158 households**, the 26th largest of 251 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 660people (2011)
- 158households
- 74.4%literacy
- 573218PIN code

## Hanchur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hanchur is 573218.** Hanchur falls in Alur sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573218
- Gram panchayatHanchur
- Community development blockAlur
- Census village code616431

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

## How far is Hanchur from nearby towns?

- Alur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)21 km by road
- Alur (nearest town)8 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 Hanchur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Hanchur; 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Hanchur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 65% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Hanchur

Of every 100 households in Hanchur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hanchur · ■ Alur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**41%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**89%

Use banking services ****90%**

**85%

Television ****62%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Hanchur?

■ Hanchur · ■ Alur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**1026

Working population ****56.2%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 64.4% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (19%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 65 (18%)

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 Alur

- Honnavalli784 people
- Kamathi739 people
- Harihalli705 people
- Hunase696 people
- Nakalgod653 people
- Neragalale651 people
- Muthige645 people
- Kadabagala644 people

[All 259 villages in Alur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/alur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hanchur?573218
- How far is Hanchur from Hassan?21 km by road
- What is the population of Hanchur?660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hanchur in?Hassan district (Alur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hanchur?74.4% (Census 2011)