# Bankavalli Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Bankavalli

Bankavalli is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577419**. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 93 households**, the 173rd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 378people (2011)
- 93households
- 80.7%literacy
- 577419PIN code

## Bankavalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bankavalli is 577419.** Bankavalli falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577419
- Gram panchayatTelagadde
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607369

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

## How far is Bankavalli from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)125 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)39 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 Bankavalli?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bankavalli; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jade
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anavatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Bankavalli known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Bankavalli

Of every 100 households in Bankavalli in 2011, 78 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bankavalli · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**47%

Tap water ****80%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**69%

Television ****53%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

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 Bankavalli?

■ Bankavalli · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**973

Working population ****42.1%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 76.9% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 92 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (39%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%)

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 Sorab

- Shanthagere392 people
- Hosakoppa387 people
- Saremaruru387 people
- Jaddihalli380 people
- Magadi365 people
- Heggodu363 people
- Horabylu361 people
- Kallambi359 people

[All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankavalli?577419
- How far is Bankavalli from Shimoga?125 km by road
- What is the population of Bankavalli?378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankavalli in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bankavalli?80.7% (Census 2011)