Village · Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural
# K.G. Sastry Palya

K.G. Sastry Palya is a village in Dod Ballapur sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 561203. The 2011 Census counted 199 people in 42 households, the 232nd largest of 270 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.
- 199 people (2011)
- 42 households
- 97.3% literacy
- 561203 PIN code

## K.G. Sastry Palya PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of K.G. Sastry Palya is 561203. K.G. Sastry Palya falls in Dod Ballapur sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 561203
- Gram panchayat Kanasavadi
- Community development block Dod Ballapur
- Census village code 625239

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

## How far is K.G. Sastry Palya from nearby towns?
- Dod Ballapur (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 46 km by road
- Nelamangala (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in K.G. Sastry Palya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside K.G. Sastry Palya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kanasavadi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · =R27950
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · =R27950
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 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 tube wells / boreholes
- 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 K.G. Sastry Palya known for?

The main crops are ragi. About 87% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in K.G. Sastry Palya

Of every 100 households in K.G. Sastry Palya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ K.G. Sastry Palya · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 9% 68%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 30%
- Tap water 100% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 76%
- Use banking services 98% 45%
- Television 89% 58%
- Mobile phone 85% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 30% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 17%
- Own their home 100% 85%

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

## What is the population of K.G. Sastry Palya?

■ K.G. Sastry Palya · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 97.3% 74.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 809 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1800 959
- Working population 75.4% 52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 97.5% for women. 75% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 115 (77%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (7%) · ■ Marginal 21 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dod Ballapur
- Kukkalahalli 213 people
- Udanahalli 212 people
- Kilarlahalli 203 people
- Kalludevanahalli 201 people
- Muttugadahalli 199 people
- Majarahosahalli 198 people
- Kadakunte 191 people
- Chikkavadagere 190 people

All 296 villages in Dod Ballapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of K.G. Sastry Palya? 561203
- How far is K.G. Sastry Palya from Bangalore Rural? 46 km by road
- What is the population of K.G. Sastry Palya? 199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is K.G. Sastry Palya in? Bangalore Rural district (Dod Ballapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of K.G. Sastry Palya? 97.3% (Census 2011)

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