# Sanklapura Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/sanklapura/ Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga # Sanklapura Sanklapura is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **1,096 people in 232 households**, the 71st largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 1,096people (2011) - 232households - 78.6%literacy - 577427PIN code ## Sanklapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sanklapura is 577427.** Sanklapura falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577427 - Gram panchayatBaganakatte - Community development blockShikarpur - Census village code607797 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sanklapura from nearby towns? - Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)64 km by road - Shikarpur (nearest town)12 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 Sanklapura? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sanklapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shikaripur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Sanklapura known for? The main crops are **maize**. About 83% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Sanklapura Of every 100 households in Sanklapura in 2011, 69 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sanklapura · ■ Shikarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **87% Toilet within the home ****18%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **39% Tap water ****6%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **89% Use banking services ****87%** **75% Television ****44%** **50% Mobile phone ****67%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sanklapura? ■ Sanklapura · ■ Shikarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1319** **972 Working population ****63.7%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 68.6% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 281 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (25%) · **■** Marginal 242 (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 Shikarpur - Mudubasiddapura1,164 people - Muddanahalli1,156 people - Thimlapura1,138 people - Huluginakoppa1,102 people - Kawli1,070 people - Nagihalli1,064 people - Sheerihalli1,063 people - Bhogi1,055 people [All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sanklapura?577427 - How far is Sanklapura from Shimoga?64 km by road - What is the population of Sanklapura?1,096 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sanklapura in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Sanklapura?78.6% (Census 2011)