# Shankrikoppa Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Shankrikoppa

Shankrikoppa is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577433**. The 2011 Census counted **455 people in 87 households**, the 122nd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 455people (2011)
- 87households
- 84.5%literacy
- 577433PIN code

## Shankrikoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankrikoppa is 577433.** Shankrikoppa falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577433
- Gram panchayatNarasapura
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607685

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

## How far is Shankrikoppa from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)60 km by road
- Siralkoppa (nearest town)20 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 Shankrikoppa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shankrikoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siralkoppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shiralakoppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Haveri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Shankrikoppa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Shankrikoppa

Of every 100 households in Shankrikoppa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankrikoppa · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**75%

Television ****57%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**19%

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 Shankrikoppa?

■ Shankrikoppa · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**972

Working population ****31.0%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 77.7% for women. 56% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Yarekoppa492 people
- Yerekatte481 people
- Kanahalli478 people
- Guddadahosalli474 people
- Malagondanakoppa453 people
- Sahasravalli453 people
- Hirekalavathi450 people
- Mugalikoppa408 people

[All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankrikoppa?577433
- How far is Shankrikoppa from Shimoga?60 km by road
- What is the population of Shankrikoppa?455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankrikoppa in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shankrikoppa?84.5% (Census 2011)