# Bankanal Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Bankanal

Bankanal is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581358**. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 130 households**, the 74th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 573people (2011)
- 130households
- 69.2%literacy
- 581358PIN code

## Bankanal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bankanal is 581358.** Bankanal falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581358
- Gram panchayatBankanaal
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603276

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

## How far is Bankanal from nearby towns?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)136 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)16 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 Bankanal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bankanal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banavasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Bankanal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 25% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Bankanal

Of every 100 households in Bankanal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bankanal · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**36%

Tap water ****23%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**74%

Use banking services ****47%**

**73%

Television ****31%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****25%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Bankanal?

■ Bankanal · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**923

Working population ****50.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 62.3% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 163 (56%)

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 Sirsi

- Belale582 people
- Shigehalli581 people
- Naigar580 people
- Harehulekal575 people
- Mensi573 people
- Sirsi561 people
- Kerekoppa557 people
- Bakkal555 people

[All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankanal?581358
- How far is Bankanal from Karwar?136 km by road
- What is the population of Bankanal?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankanal in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bankanal?69.2% (Census 2011)