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

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Village · Sira, Tumkur 

# Sankapura

Sankapura is a village in Sira sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572139**. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 67 households**, the 185th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 311people (2011)
- 67households
- 56.6%literacy
- 572139PIN code

## Sankapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankapura is 572139.** Sankapura falls in Sira sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572139
- Gram panchayatHosur
- Community development blockSira
- Census village code610313

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?

- Sira (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)78 km by road
- Sira (nearest town)28 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tavarekere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R13132
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 and sunflower**. About 67% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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, 57 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankapura · ■ Sira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****82%**

**59%

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

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**59%

Television ****21%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Sira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**947

Working population ****68.5%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 56.0% for women. 71% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 174 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Sira

- Gollahalli332 people
- Kagelinganahalli330 people
- Borasandra324 people
- Dasarahalli317 people
- Katanahalli303 people
- Muchaveeranahalli301 people
- Malanahalli287 people
- Vardapura287 people

[All 249 villages in Sira](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankapura?572139
- How far is Sankapura from Tumkur?78 km by road
- What is the population of Sankapura?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankapura in?Tumkur district (Sira sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sankapura?56.6% (Census 2011)