# Akkalasandra Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Akkalasandra

Akkalasandra is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572220**. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 174 households**, the 65th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 827people (2011)
- 174households
- 72.2%literacy
- 572220PIN code

## Akkalasandra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akkalasandra is 572220.** Akkalasandra falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572220
- Gram panchayatSampige
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612294

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

## How far is Akkalasandra from nearby towns?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)16 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 Akkalasandra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Akkalasandra known for?

The main crops are **coconuts, arecanut and ragi**. About 66% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Akkalasandra

Of every 100 households in Akkalasandra in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akkalasandra · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****63%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**48%

Television ****38%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**24%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Akkalasandra?

■ Akkalasandra · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****629**

**930

Working population ****47.6%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 63.2% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 275 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 74 (19%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Turuvekere

- Dombaranahalli839 people
- Hulikal839 people
- Dasihalli835 people
- Aremallenahalli831 people
- Sulekere827 people
- K.Mavinahalli815 people
- Mudigere810 people
- Heggere800 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akkalasandra?572220
- How far is Akkalasandra from Tumkur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Akkalasandra?827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akkalasandra in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Akkalasandra?72.2% (Census 2011)