# Yelakanur Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Yelakanur

Yelakanur is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571236**. The 2011 Census counted **829 people in 229 households**, the 65th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 829people (2011)
- 229households
- 77.8%literacy
- 571236PIN code

## Yelakanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Yelakanur is 571236.** Yelakanur falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571236
- Gram panchayatNerugalale
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617948

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

## How far is Yelakanur from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)54 km by road
- Somwarpet (nearest town)12 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 Yelakanur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Yelakanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kushalnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Somwarpet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somwarpet
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Yelakanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coffee**. About 43% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Yelakanur

Of every 100 households in Yelakanur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Yelakanur · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**23%

Tap water ****26%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**74%

Use banking services ****54%**

**70%

Television ****38%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**8%

None of these assets ****18%**

**13%

Own their home ****93%**

**76%

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 Yelakanur?

■ Yelakanur · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**979

Working population ****53.3%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 70.0% for women. 72% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 131 (30%) · **■** Marginal 30 (7%)

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 Somvarpet

- Kandanakolli856 people
- Bembalur855 people
- Urugutti838 people
- Shanthalli831 people
- Irale Valamudi823 people
- Belur Basavanalli785 people
- Yedur769 people
- Bettadalli758 people

[All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Yelakanur?571236
- How far is Yelakanur from Madikeri?54 km by road
- What is the population of Yelakanur?829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yelakanur in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Yelakanur?77.8% (Census 2011)