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

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Kanakur

Kanakur is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572221**. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 140 households**, the 114th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 499people (2011)
- 140households
- 65.9%literacy
- 572221PIN code

## Kanakur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanakur is 572221.** Kanakur falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572221
- Gram panchayatManichendur
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612411

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

## How far is Kanakur from nearby towns?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)27 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 Kanakur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Seegehalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Kanakur known for?

The main crops are **coconuts, paddy and ragi**. About 53% of the 274 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 Kanakur

Of every 100 households in Kanakur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanakur · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****71%**

**59%

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

**16%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****17%**

**48%

Television ****44%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kanakur?

■ Kanakur · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**930

Working population ****62.3%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 53.6% for women. 71% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (9%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 18 (6%)

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

- Malladevanahalli520 people
- Halesampige517 people
- N.Ganganahalli510 people
- N.Mavinahalli501 people
- Vadavanaghatta495 people
- Kyamasandra493 people
- Kadehalli Kaval491 people
- Vittaladevarahalli488 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanakur?572221
- How far is Kanakur from Tumkur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Kanakur?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakur in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakur?65.9% (Census 2011)