# Sankapura Village, Madhugiri, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Madhugiri, Tumkur 

# Sankapura

Sankapura is a village in Madhugiri sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572175**. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 93 households**, the 204th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 375people (2011)
- 93households
- 71.3%literacy
- 572175PIN code

## Sankapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankapura is 572175.** Sankapura falls in Madhugiri sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572175
- Gram panchayatPuruvara
- Community development blockMadhugiri
- Census village code610959

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

## How far is Sankapura from nearby towns?

- Madhugiri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)58 km by road
- Madhugiri (nearest town)15 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 Sankapura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sankapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhugiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhugiri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Puravara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Sankapura known for?

The main crops are **groundnut, maize and ragi**. About 74% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Sankapura

Of every 100 households in Sankapura in 2011, 91 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankapura · ■ Madhugiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**57%

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

**14%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****78%**

**45%

Television ****28%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sankapura?

■ Sankapura · ■ Madhugiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**966

Working population ****68.5%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 57.9% for women. 65% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (46%) · **■** Household industry 18 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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 Madhugiri

- Chikkahosahalli382 people
- Girigondanahalli381 people
- Hosahalli377 people
- Lakshmipura377 people
- Hanumanahalli374 people
- Halethimmanahalli366 people
- Sadarahalli365 people
- Veerachinnenahalli361 people

[All 322 villages in Madhugiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/madhugiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankapura?572175
- How far is Sankapura from Tumkur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Sankapura?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankapura in?Tumkur district (Madhugiri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sankapura?71.3% (Census 2011)