# Banasandra Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/banasandra/ Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur # Banasandra Banasandra is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,385 people in 622 households**, the 7th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 2,385people (2011) - 622households - 78.9%literacy - 572212PIN code ## Banasandra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banasandra is 572212.** Banasandra falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572212 - Gram panchayatBanasandra - Community development blockTuruvekere - Census village code612196 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banasandra from nearby towns? - Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)56 km by road - Turuvekere (nearest town)9 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 Banasandra? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Banasandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Turuvekere - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Turuvekere - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Banasandra known for? The main crops are **coconuts, horsegram and ragi**. About 70% of the 366 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 Banasandra Of every 100 households in Banasandra in 2011, 92 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Banasandra · ■ Turuvekere rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****38%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **76% Tap water ****8%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **93% Use banking services ****48%** **48% Television ****55%** **55% Mobile phone ****42%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **14% Own their home ****86%** **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 Banasandra? ■ Banasandra · ■ Turuvekere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **930 Working population ****35.2%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 72.9% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 485 (58%) · **■** Marginal 67 (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 Turuvekere - Benakanakere2,681 people - Turuvekere2,576 people - Talkere2,508 people - Kondajji2,477 people - Sampigehosahalli2,230 people - Sampige2,154 people - Dandinashivara1,977 people - Toremavinahalli1,902 people [All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banasandra?572212 - How far is Banasandra from Tumkur?56 km by road - What is the population of Banasandra?2,385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banasandra in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Banasandra?78.9% (Census 2011)