# Gangasandra Village, Bangalore South, Bangalore (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/gangasandra/ Village · Bangalore South, Bangalore # Gangasandra Gangasandra is a village in Bangalore South sub-district of Bangalore district, Karnataka, PIN code **560060**. The 2011 Census counted **781 people in 170 households**, the 60th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 781people (2011) - 170households - 82.3%literacy - 560060PIN code ## Gangasandra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangasandra is 560060.** Gangasandra falls in Bangalore South sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka. - PIN code560060 - Gram panchayatKengeri Gollahalli - Community development blockBangalore South - Census village code613033 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangasandra from nearby towns? - Bangalore South (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Bangalore (district HQ)25 km by road - Bbmp (nearest town)25 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 Gangasandra? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gangasandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaggalipura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kengeri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bangalore - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Gangasandra known for? The main crops are **paddy, flowers and vegetables**. Products made here include medicine and bricks. About 69% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Gangasandra Of every 100 households in Gangasandra in 2011, 94 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Gangasandra · ■ Bangalore South rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****62%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **26% Tap water ****90%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **35% Use banking services ****73%** **51% Television ****83%** **71% Mobile phone ****81%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****89%** **58% 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 Gangasandra? ■ Gangasandra · ■ Bangalore South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **935 Working population ****49.6%** **45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 76.5% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 190 (49%) · **■** Marginal 52 (13%) 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 Bangalore South - Maligondanahalli928 people - Doddamaranahalli888 people - Kempagondanahalli814 people - Thippur811 people - Kenchanapura769 people - Naganayakanahalli769 people - Gangenahalli764 people - Hampapura688 people [All 103 villages in Bangalore South](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangasandra?560060 - How far is Gangasandra from Bangalore?25 km by road - What is the population of Gangasandra?781 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangasandra in?Bangalore district (Bangalore South sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gangasandra?82.3% (Census 2011)