# Gerahalli Village, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural 

# Gerahalli

Gerahalli is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562112**. The 2011 Census counted **85 people in 21 households**, the 243rd largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 85people (2011)
- 21households
- 43.9%literacy
- 562112PIN code

## Gerahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerahalli is 562112.** Gerahalli falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562112
- Gram panchayatThavarekere
- Community development blockHosakote
- Census village code625592

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

## How far is Gerahalli from nearby towns?

- Hosakote (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)44 km by road
- Hosakote (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 Gerahalli?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gerahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gangapura
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thavarekere
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R28301
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R28301
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 · 24 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 Gerahalli known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 99% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Gerahalli

Of every 100 households in Gerahalli in 2011, 95 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerahalli · ■ Hosakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**25%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****71%**

**48%

Television ****57%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**37%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****24%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gerahalli?

■ Gerahalli · ■ Hosakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**924

Working population ****35.3%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 39.5% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (50%) · **■** Other work 14 (47%)

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

- Gullakaipura99 people
- Ambalipura91 people
- Appajipura89 people
- Yelachanayakanapura86 people
- Sathigenahalli75 people
- Chikkakurubarahalli36 people
- Dimbahalli32 people
- Kurubara Gollahalli32 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerahalli?562112
- How far is Gerahalli from Bangalore Rural?44 km by road
- What is the population of Gerahalli?85 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerahalli in?Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gerahalli?43.9% (Census 2011)