# Palkunte Village, Pavagada, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Pavagada, Tumkur 

# Palkunte

Palkunte is a village in Pavagada sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **561202**. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 27 households**, the 143rd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 83people (2011)
- 27households
- 70.9%literacy
- 561202PIN code

## Palkunte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palkunte is 561202.** Palkunte falls in Pavagada sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code561202
- Gram panchayatNaliganahalli
- Community development blockPavagada
- Census village code610644

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

## How far is Palkunte from nearby towns?

- Pavagada (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)108 km by road
- Pavagada (nearest town)8 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 Palkunte?

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

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gundlahalli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pavagada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pavagada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pavagada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Palkunte known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 80% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Palkunte

Of every 100 households in Palkunte in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palkunte · ■ Pavagada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

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

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**44%

Television ****41%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****69%**

**91%

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 Palkunte?

■ Palkunte · ■ Pavagada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**932

Working population ****71.1%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 48.8% for women. 65% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 4 (7%)

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 Pavagada

- Kunihalli230 people
- Vaddarevu230 people
- Kashipura127 people
- Jadenahalli109 people
- Bommanagathihalli56 people
- Rangappanahalli34 people
- Mummadisagara32 people
- Madlerahalli28 people

[All 153 villages in Pavagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/pavagada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palkunte?561202
- How far is Palkunte from Tumkur?108 km by road
- What is the population of Palkunte?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkunte in?Tumkur district (Pavagada sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Palkunte?70.9% (Census 2011)