# Appasandra Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Appasandra

Appasandra is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572211**. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 120 households**, the 133rd largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 432people (2011)
- 120households
- 66.3%literacy
- 572211PIN code

## Appasandra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Appasandra is 572211.** Appasandra falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572211
- Gram panchayatAmmasandra
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612261

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

## How far is Appasandra from nearby towns?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)26 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 Appasandra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Appasandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hadavanahalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dandishivara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ammasandra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)12 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 Appasandra known for?

The main crops are **coconuts, arecanut and ragi**. About 88% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Appasandra

Of every 100 households in Appasandra in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Appasandra · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****18%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**48%

Television ****54%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Appasandra?

■ Appasandra · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**930

Working population ****55.8%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 54.1% for women. 66% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (26%) · **■** Other work 30 (12%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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

- Chikkonahalli452 people
- Ayarahalli446 people
- Kolaghatta446 people
- Chowdenahalli435 people
- K.Bevinahalli432 people
- Mallaghatta430 people
- Dummanahalli425 people
- Chikkaturuvekere418 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Appasandra?572211
- How far is Appasandra from Tumkur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Appasandra?432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Appasandra in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Appasandra?66.3% (Census 2011)