# Gangapura Village, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural 

# Gangapura

Gangapura is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562122**. The 2011 Census counted **960 people in 209 households**, the 72nd largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 960people (2011)
- 209households
- 69.0%literacy
- 562122PIN code

## Gangapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangapura is 562122.** Gangapura falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562122
- Gram panchayatThavarekere
- Community development blockHosakote
- Census village code625604

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

## How far is Gangapura from nearby towns?

- Hosakote (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)43 km by road
- Hosakote (nearest town)15 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 Gangapura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapura; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thavarekere
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R28313
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R28313
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 10 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 Gangapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 46% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Gangapura

Of every 100 households in Gangapura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gangapura · ■ Hosakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**25%

Tap water ****96%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**26%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****68%**

**48%

Television ****79%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**82%

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 Gangapura?

■ Gangapura · ■ Hosakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**924

Working population ****32.5%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 61.1% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (19%) · **■** Other work 109 (35%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Hosakote

- Attivatta1,008 people
- Bisanahalli1,004 people
- Upparahalli978 people
- Kotur961 people
- Anupahalli939 people
- Thathnur920 people
- Devanagondi Hosahalli916 people
- Ummalu907 people

[All 296 villages in Hosakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/hosakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangapura?562122
- How far is Gangapura from Bangalore Rural?43 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapura?960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapura in?Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapura?69.0% (Census 2011)