# Shilapura Village, Pavagada, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/pavagada/shilapura/ Village · Pavagada, Tumkur # Shilapura Shilapura is a village in Pavagada sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **561202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,288 people in 497 households**, the 28th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 2,288people (2011) - 497households - 63.6%literacy - 561202PIN code ## Shilapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shilapura is 561202.** Shilapura falls in Pavagada sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code561202 - Gram panchayatKotagudda - Community development blockPavagada - Census village code610599 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shilapura from nearby towns? - Pavagada (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)106 km by road - Pavagada (nearest town)14 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 Shilapura? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shilapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotagudda - ○Degree college10+ km · Pavagada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pavagada - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 Shilapura known for? The main crops are **groundnut and tur dal**. About 51% of the 941 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Shilapura Of every 100 households in Shilapura in 2011, 88 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shilapura · ■ Pavagada rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **81% Toilet within the home ****13%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **88% Tap water ****95%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****71%** **44% Television ****40%** **34% Mobile phone ****21%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **35% Own their home ****93%** **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 Shilapura? ■ Shilapura · ■ Pavagada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **932 Working population ****62.2%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 52.7% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 549 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 674 (47%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (5%) · **■** Marginal 111 (8%) 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 - Achammanahalli2,393 people - Kyathaganacherlu2,380 people - Rayacharlu2,359 people - Ponnasamudra2,357 people - Maridasanahalli2,269 people - Thirumani2,193 people - Obalapura2,128 people - Bettadakelaginahalli2,122 people [All 153 villages in Pavagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/pavagada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shilapura?561202 - How far is Shilapura from Tumkur?106 km by road - What is the population of Shilapura?2,288 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shilapura in?Tumkur district (Pavagada sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shilapura?63.6% (Census 2011)