# Gowrapura Village, Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/nelamangala/gowrapura/ Village · Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural # Gowrapura Gowrapura is a village in Nelamangala sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562111**. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 73 households**, the 158th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 305people (2011) - 73households - 60.8%literacy - 562111PIN code ## Gowrapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowrapura is 562111.** Gowrapura falls in Nelamangala sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka. - PIN code562111 - Gram panchayatShivagange - Community development blockNelamangala - Census village code624763 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowrapura from nearby towns? - Nelamangala (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Bangalore Rural (district HQ)68 km by road - Nelamangala (nearest town)26 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 Gowrapura? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Gowrapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shivagange - ○Degree college10+ km · =R27475 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tumkur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 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 Gowrapura known for? The main crops are **ragi and arecanut**. About 95% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Gowrapura Of every 100 households in Gowrapura in 2011, 93 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Gowrapura · ■ Nelamangala rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **96% Toilet within the home ****84%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **19% Tap water ****49%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **65% Use banking services ****25%** **45% Television ****37%** **65% Mobile phone ****56%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **13% Own their home ****93%** **77% 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 Gowrapura? ■ Gowrapura · ■ Nelamangala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****794** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688** **954 Working population ****48.5%** **45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 66% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 79 (53%) 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 Nelamangala - Gantehosahalli318 people - Bolamaranahalli317 people - Biragundanahalli315 people - Nijagal312 people - Alunaikanahalli302 people - Thattekere301 people - Tirumalapura301 people - Guddegowdana Channohalli294 people [All 242 villages in Nelamangala](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/nelamangala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowrapura?562111 - How far is Gowrapura from Bangalore Rural?68 km by road - What is the population of Gowrapura?305 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowrapura in?Bangalore Rural district (Nelamangala sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gowrapura?60.8% (Census 2011)