Village · Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural
# Gantiganahalli

Gantiganahalli is a village in Dod Ballapur sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 561205. The 2011 Census counted 1,332 people in 315 households, the 39th largest of 270 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.
- 1,332 people (2011)
- 315 households
- 78.3% literacy
- 561205 PIN code

## Gantiganahalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gantiganahalli is 561205. Gantiganahalli falls in Dod Ballapur sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 561205
- Gram panchayat Melekote
- Community development block Dod Ballapur
- Census village code 625062

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gantiganahalli from nearby towns?
- Dod Ballapur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 61 km by road
- Dod Ballapur (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gantiganahalli?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gantiganahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dod Ballapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · =R27773
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · =R27773
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gantiganahalli known for?

The main crops are ragi. About 60% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gantiganahalli

Of every 100 households in Gantiganahalli in 2011, 91 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gantiganahalli · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 94%
- Toilet within the home 77% 68%
- No toilet (open defecation) 23% 30%
- Tap water 54% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 76%
- Use banking services 35% 45%
- Television 56% 58%
- Mobile phone 62% 58%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 23% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 13% 17%
- Own their home 93% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gantiganahalli?

■ Gantiganahalli · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.3% 74.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 876 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 574 959
- Working population 66.0% 52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 70.2% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 360 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 250 (28%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 177 (20%) · ■ Marginal 89 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dod Ballapur
- Beedikere 1,386 people
- Thirumagondanahalli 1,365 people
- Mallathahalli 1,364 people
- Subraya Nagenahalli 1,337 people
- Vaddarahalli 1,295 people
- Melinajuganahalli 1,283 people
- Hadripura 1,254 people
- Thimmasandra 1,231 people

All 296 villages in Dod Ballapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gantiganahalli? 561205
- How far is Gantiganahalli from Bangalore Rural? 61 km by road
- What is the population of Gantiganahalli? 1,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gantiganahalli in? Bangalore Rural district (Dod Ballapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gantiganahalli? 78.3% (Census 2011)

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