# Arkandla Village, Shankarapatnam, Karimnagar (Telangana)

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Village · Shankarapatnam, Karimnagar 

# Arkandla

Arkandla is a village in Shankarapatnam sub-district of Karimnagar district, Telangana, PIN code **505407**. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 162 households**, the 16th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 548people (2011)
- 162households
- 53.1%literacy
- 505407PIN code

## Arkandla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arkandla is 505407.** Arkandla falls in Shankarapatnam sub-district, Karimnagar district, Telangana.

- PIN code505407
- Gram panchayatArkandla
- Community development blockShankarapatnam
- Census village code572562

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

## How far is Arkandla from nearby towns?

- Shankarapatnam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Karimnagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Karimnagar (nearest town)20 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 Arkandla?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Arkandla; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kesavapatnam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Huzurabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Huzurabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 14 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 Arkandla known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 98% of the 560 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Arkandla

Of every 100 households in Arkandla in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arkandla · ■ Shankarapatnam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**64%

Tap water ****99%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**77%

Use banking services ****39%**

**38%

Television ****43%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Arkandla?

■ Arkandla · ■ Shankarapatnam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**910

Working population ****53.5%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 46.1% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (10%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 122 (42%)

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 Shankarapatnam

- Amudalapalle1,887 people
- Kareempet1,692 people
- Kachapur1,606 people
- Dharmaram746 people
- Kalavala365 people

[All 17 villages in Shankarapatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/karimnagar/shankarapatnam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arkandla?505407
- How far is Arkandla from Karimnagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Arkandla?548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arkandla in?Karimnagar district (Shankarapatnam sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Arkandla?53.1% (Census 2011)