# Sakalbena Village, Ankola, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/ankola/sakalbena/ Village · Ankola, Uttara Kannada # Sakalbena Sakalbena is a village in Ankola sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581316**. The 2011 Census counted **2,606 people in 626 households**, the 6th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%. - 2,606people (2011) - 626households - 84.3%literacy - 581316PIN code ## Sakalbena PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakalbena is 581316.** Sakalbena falls in Ankola sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581316 - Gram panchayatHattikeri - Community development blockAnkola - Census village code603326 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakalbena from nearby towns? - Ankola (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)23 km by road - Ankola (nearest town)12 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 Sakalbena? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sakalbena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aversa - ○Degree college10+ km · Ankola - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ankola - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sakalbena known for? The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 8% of the 1,814 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Sakalbena Of every 100 households in Sakalbena in 2011, 92 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sakalbena · ■ Ankola rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **82% Toilet within the home ****46%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **52% Tap water ****6%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **86% Use banking services ****90%** **78% Television ****49%** **35% Mobile phone ****60%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **27% Own their home ****91%** **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 Sakalbena? ■ Sakalbena · ■ Ankola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **82.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **960 Working population ****56.6%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 78.2% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 489 (33%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 293 (20%) · **■** Marginal 516 (35%) 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 Ankola - Belambar4,983 people - Belekeri4,855 people - Harwada4,362 people - Belse2,715 people - Hillur2,499 people - Agsur2,382 people - Algeri2,081 people - Achave1,969 people [All 80 villages in Ankola](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/ankola/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakalbena?581316 - How far is Sakalbena from Karwar?23 km by road - What is the population of Sakalbena?2,606 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakalbena in?Uttara Kannada district (Ankola sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Sakalbena?84.3% (Census 2011)