Village · Shimoga, Shimoga
# Yankata Pura

Yankata Pura is a village in Shimoga sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code 577227. The 2011 Census counted 210 people in 48 households, the 162nd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.
- 210 people (2011)
- 48 households
- 82.4% literacy
- 577227 PIN code

## Yankata Pura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Yankata Pura is 577227. Yankata Pura falls in Shimoga sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 577227
- Gram panchayat Shetti Halli
- Community development block Shimoga
- Census village code 608457

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Yankata Pura from nearby towns?
- Shimoga (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ) 14 km by road
- Shimoga (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Yankata Pura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Yankata Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sominakoppa
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shimoga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shimoga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimoga
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Yankata Pura known for?

The main crops are paddy and coconut. About 84% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Yankata Pura

Of every 100 households in Yankata Pura in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Yankata Pura · ■ Shimoga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 88%
- Toilet within the home 96% 65%
- No toilet (open defecation) 4% 35%
- Tap water 2% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 76% 33%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 23% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 77%
- Use banking services 94% 60%
- Television 85% 62%
- Mobile phone 94% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 38% 23%
- Car / jeep / van 13% 3%
- None of these assets 0% 14%
- Own their home 74% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Yankata Pura?

■ Yankata Pura · ■ Shimoga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.4% 74.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2286 957
- Working population 66.2% 44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 74.7% for women. 70% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 97 (70%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (19%) · ■ Other work 7 (5%) · ■ Marginal 8 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shimoga
- Bhairanakoppa 247 people
- Ganidalu 244 people
- Kydotlu 241 people
- Shetty Halli 226 people
- Suthu Kote 192 people
- Shanthi Kere 182 people
- Sanke Devana Koppa 170 people
- Siddamaji Hosuru 162 people

All 214 villages in Shimoga

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Yankata Pura? 577227
- How far is Yankata Pura from Shimoga? 14 km by road
- What is the population of Yankata Pura? 210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yankata Pura in? Shimoga district (Shimoga sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Yankata Pura? 82.4% (Census 2011)

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