# Amtekoppa Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/amtekoppa/ Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga # Amtekoppa Amtekoppa is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **1,222 people in 277 households**, the 64th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 1,222people (2011) - 277households - 68.4%literacy - 577427PIN code ## Amtekoppa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amtekoppa is 577427.** Amtekoppa falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577427 - Gram panchayatAmtekoppa - Community development blockShikarpur - Census village code607763 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amtekoppa from nearby towns? - Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)59 km by road - Shikarpur (nearest town)9 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 Amtekoppa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Amtekoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shikarpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shikaripur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shikaripur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 6 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 Amtekoppa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 430 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Amtekoppa Of every 100 households in Amtekoppa in 2011, 79 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Amtekoppa · ■ Shikarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **87% Toilet within the home ****69%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **39% Tap water ****99%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **89% Use banking services ****40%** **75% Television ****47%** **50% Mobile phone ****53%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **19% Own their home ****93%** **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 Amtekoppa? ■ Amtekoppa · ■ Shikarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **972 Working population ****46.4%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 57.7% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 360 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 Shikarpur - Adaganti1,278 people - Dindadahalli1,239 people - Kengatti1,232 people - Kavaspura1,231 people - Sunnadakoppa1,216 people - Muthagi1,181 people - Mudubasiddapura1,164 people - Muddanahalli1,156 people [All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amtekoppa?577427 - How far is Amtekoppa from Shimoga?59 km by road - What is the population of Amtekoppa?1,222 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amtekoppa in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Amtekoppa?68.4% (Census 2011)