# Shankahalli Village, Hunsur, Mysore (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hunsur, Mysore 

# Shankahalli

Shankahalli is a village in Hunsur sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571103**. The 2011 Census counted **555 people in 121 households**, the 137th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 555people (2011)
- 121households
- 64.5%literacy
- 571103PIN code

## Shankahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankahalli is 571103.** Shankahalli falls in Hunsur sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571103
- Gram panchayatGagenahalli
- Community development blockHunsur
- Census village code618475

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

## How far is Shankahalli from nearby towns?

- Hunsur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Mysore (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hunsur (nearest town)28 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 Shankahalli?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shankahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bilikere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hunsur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Shankahalli known for?

The main crops are **tobacco**. About 78% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Shankahalli

Of every 100 households in Shankahalli in 2011, 84 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shankahalli · ■ Hunsur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**71%

Tap water ****28%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****68%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Shankahalli?

■ Shankahalli · ■ Hunsur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**956

Working population ****67.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 51.9% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (12%) · **■** Marginal 130 (35%)

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 Hunsur

- Chikkadiganahalli584 people
- Bettadur579 people
- Hanchya576 people
- Rayanahalli559 people
- Sindenahalli553 people
- Chikkahejjur552 people
- Maranahalli551 people
- Adiganahalli526 people

[All 213 villages in Hunsur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/hunsur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankahalli?571103
- How far is Shankahalli from Mysore?30 km by road
- What is the population of Shankahalli?555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankahalli in?Mysore district (Hunsur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shankahalli?64.5% (Census 2011)