# Gavan Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/gavan/ Village · Chikodi, Belgaum # Gavan Gavan is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591237**. The 2011 Census counted **1,700 people in 318 households**, the 89th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 1,700people (2011) - 318households - 80.8%literacy - 591237PIN code ## Gavan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gavan is 591237.** Gavan falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591237 - Gram panchayatYarnal - Community development blockChikodi - Census village code597145 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gavan from nearby towns? - Chikodi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)70 km by road - Nipani (nearest town)5 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 Gavan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gavan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nipani - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nippani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nipani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Gavan known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajra and paddy**. About 80% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Gavan Of every 100 households in Gavan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gavan · ■ Chikodi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **87% Toilet within the home ****12%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **68% Tap water ****99%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **77% Use banking services ****60%** **76% Television ****54%** **50% Mobile phone ****63%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **11% Own their home ****90%** **92% 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 Gavan? ■ Gavan · ■ Chikodi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****719** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127** **901 Working population ****35.1%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 68.0% for women. 41% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (28%) · **■** Marginal 221 (37%) 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 Chikodi - Rampur1,885 people - Yadyanawadi1,879 people - Itnal1,748 people - Shiddapurwadi1,736 people - Mangnur1,616 people - Chandur - Tek1,599 people - Jodatti1,588 people - Kuthali1,577 people [All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gavan?591237 - How far is Gavan from Belgaum?70 km by road - What is the population of Gavan?1,700 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gavan in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gavan?80.8% (Census 2011)