# Akkur Village, Tirumakudal - Narsipur, Mysore (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/tirumakudal-narsipur/akkur/ Village · Tirumakudal - Narsipur, Mysore # Akkur Akkur is a village in Tirumakudal - Narsipur sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571124**. The 2011 Census counted **1,683 people in 394 households**, the 59th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 1,683people (2011) - 394households - 52.8%literacy - 571124PIN code ## Akkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akkur is 571124.** Akkur falls in Tirumakudal - Narsipur sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka. - PIN code571124 - Gram panchayatHemmige - Community development blockTirumakudal - Narsipur - Census village code619423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akkur from nearby towns? - Tirumakudal Narasipura (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Mysore (district HQ)40 km by road - Tirumakudal Narsipur (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 Akkur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Akkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Muguru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirumakudal Narsipur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirumakudal Narsipur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Akkur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 68% of the 631 hectares of village land is sown, and 392 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 Akkur Of every 100 households in Akkur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Akkur · ■ Tirumakudal - Narsipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **89% Toilet within the home ****5%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **76% Tap water ****38%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **84% Use banking services ****15%** **31% Television ****44%** **49% Mobile phone ****57%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Akkur? ■ Akkur · ■ Tirumakudal - Narsipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **974 Working population ****55.6%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.5% for men and 46.8% for women. 65% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 179 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (23%) · **■** Other work 58 (6%) · **■** Marginal 487 (52%) 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 Tirumakudal - Narsipur - Karohatti1,828 people - Beedanahalli1,810 people - Yadahalli1,788 people - T.Megadahalli1,781 people - Horalahalli1,653 people - Aravattigekoppalu1,493 people - Maradipura1,482 people - Koppalu1,446 people [All 130 villages in Tirumakudal - Narsipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/tirumakudal-narsipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akkur?571124 - How far is Akkur from Mysore?40 km by road - What is the population of Akkur?1,683 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akkur in?Mysore district (Tirumakudal - Narsipur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Akkur?52.8% (Census 2011)