# Shankarapura Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/shankarapura/ Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Shankarapura Shankarapura is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577414**. The 2011 Census counted **1,225 people in 301 households**, the 15th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,225people (2011) - 301households - 71.6%literacy - 577414PIN code ## Shankarapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shankarapura is 577414.** Shankarapura falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577414 - Gram panchayatAralasurali - Community development blockTirthahalli - Census village code608090 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shankarapura from nearby towns? - Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)75 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town)18 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 Shankarapura? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araga - ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Shankarapura known for? The main crops are **arecanut**. About 14% of the 1,604 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Shankarapura Of every 100 households in Shankarapura in 2011, 94 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shankarapura · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****62%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **29% Tap water ****3%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **79% Use banking services ****97%** **81% Television ****53%** **56% Mobile phone ****78%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Shankarapura? ■ Shankarapura · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688** **944 Working population ****48.3%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 63.6% for women. 62% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 214 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (11%) · **■** Marginal 146 (25%) 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 Tirthahalli - Hosuru1,400 people - Arehalli1,332 people - Aralapura1,289 people - Balehalli1,246 people - Shiragaru1,210 people - Thuduru1,204 people - Neraturu1,115 people - Hunasavalli1,087 people [All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankarapura?577414 - How far is Shankarapura from Shimoga?75 km by road - What is the population of Shankarapura?1,225 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarapura in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shankarapura?71.6% (Census 2011)