# Sankanur Village, Yelbarga, Koppal (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/yelbarga/sankanur/ Village · Yelbarga, Koppal # Sankanur Sankanur is a village in Yelbarga sub-district of Koppal district, Karnataka, PIN code **583236**. The 2011 Census counted **2,193 people in 451 households**, the 34th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 2,193people (2011) - 451households - 69.0%literacy - 583236PIN code ## Sankanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankanur is 583236.** Sankanur falls in Yelbarga sub-district, Koppal district, Karnataka. - PIN code583236 - Gram panchayatHiremyageri - Community development blockYelbarga - Census village code601230 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankanur from nearby towns? - Yelbarga (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Koppal (district HQ)59 km by road - Gajendragarh (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 Sankanur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sankanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karatgi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gajendragarh - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gajendragarh - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 Sankanur known for? The main crops are **jowar, sunflower and cotton**. About 90% of the 1,088 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Sankanur Of every 100 households in Sankanur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankanur · ■ Yelbarga rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **84% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **86% Tap water ****98%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****58%** **73% Television ****31%** **33% Mobile phone ****26%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **26% Own their home ****92%** **89% 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 Sankanur? ■ Sankanur · ■ Yelbarga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072** **941 Working population ****51.5%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 57.4% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 437 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (5%) · **■** Marginal 298 (26%) 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 Yelbarga - Bandi2,429 people - Binhal2,347 people - Tumurguddi2,235 people - Masabhanchinhal2,199 people - Watparvi2,187 people - Ningalbandi2,160 people - Mandalgeri2,147 people - Vajra Bandi2,125 people [All 144 villages in Yelbarga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/koppal/yelbarga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankanur?583236 - How far is Sankanur from Koppal?59 km by road - What is the population of Sankanur?2,193 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankanur in?Koppal district (Yelbarga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Sankanur?69.0% (Census 2011)