# Salapura Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Salapura

Salapura is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572218**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 47 households**, the 177th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 258people (2011)
- 47households
- 76.1%literacy
- 572218PIN code

## Salapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salapura is 572218.** Salapura falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572218
- Gram panchayatKoragere
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610041

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

## How far is Salapura from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)33 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 Salapura?

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

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Baragihally
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Huliyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Huliyar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Huliyar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Salapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and jowar**. About 73% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Salapura

Of every 100 households in Salapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**46%

Television ****64%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Salapura?

■ Salapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**995

Working population ****48.1%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 69.1% for women. 71% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 66 (53%) · **■** Other work 58 (47%)

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 Chiknayakanhalli

- Kodalagara274 people
- Gyarehalli267 people
- Mallenahalli266 people
- Choragondanahalli260 people
- Huliyar Amanikere254 people
- Gollarahalli247 people
- Devarahalli245 people
- Kamanahalli245 people

[All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salapura?572218
- How far is Salapura from Tumkur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Salapura?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salapura in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Salapura?76.1% (Census 2011)