# Achapura Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/achapura/ Village · Sagar, Shimoga # Achapura Achapura is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **1,865 people in 380 households**, the 15th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,865people (2011) - 380households - 81.8%literacy - 577412PIN code ## Achapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achapura is 577412.** Achapura falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577412 - Gram panchayatAchapura - Community development blockSagar - Census village code607295 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achapura from nearby towns? - Sagar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)49 km by road - Sagar (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 Achapura? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Achapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anandapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Sagara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Malanduru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Achapura known for? The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 44% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Achapura Of every 100 households in Achapura in 2011, 93 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Achapura · ■ Sagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **85% Toilet within the home ****87%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **40% Tap water ****14%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **85% Use banking services ****54%** **82% Television ****61%** **50% Mobile phone ****54%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **11% Own their home ****90%** **95% 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 Achapura? ■ Achapura · ■ Sagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1183** **955 Working population ****38.8%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 78.5% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 203 (28%) · **■** Marginal 87 (12%) 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 Sagar - Kudaruru2,117 people - Chikkanellur2,114 people - Avinahalli2,047 people - Gowthampura1,937 people - Tadagalale1,815 people - Korlikoppa1,804 people - Malve1,447 people - Nadakalasi1,446 people [All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achapura?577412 - How far is Achapura from Shimoga?49 km by road - What is the population of Achapura?1,865 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achapura in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Achapura?81.8% (Census 2011)