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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/sunkalapura/

Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Sunkalapura

Sunkalapura is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572227**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 63 households**, the 178th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 264people (2011)
- 63households
- 83.1%literacy
- 572227PIN code

## Sunkalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sunkalapura is 572227.** Sunkalapura falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572227
- Gram panchayatMadihalli
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612228

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

## How far is Sunkalapura from nearby towns?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)7 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 Sunkalapura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sunkalapura; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turuvekere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Turuvekere
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Turuvekere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 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)3 h summer · 6 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 Sunkalapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi, coconut and horse gram**. About 76% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Sunkalapura

Of every 100 households in Sunkalapura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sunkalapura · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**59%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**48%

Television ****66%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**24%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Sunkalapura?

■ Sunkalapura · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**930

Working population ****56.4%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 73.6% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 11 (7%)

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

- Hedagihalli295 people
- Chikkamalligere284 people
- Haralahalli276 people
- Koppa276 people
- G.Manchenahalli263 people
- Ajjenahalli253 people
- Guddenahalli248 people
- Sondemargonahalli247 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sunkalapura?572227
- How far is Sunkalapura from Tumkur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sunkalapura?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sunkalapura in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sunkalapura?83.1% (Census 2011)