Village · Gokak, Belgaum
# Gosabal

Gosabal is a village in Gokak sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code 591225. The 2011 Census counted 2,043 people in 544 households, the 85th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.
- 2,043 people (2011)
- 544 households
- 64.7% literacy
- 591225 PIN code

## Gosabal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gosabal is 591225. Gosabal falls in Gokak sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 591225
- Gram panchayat Gosabal
- Community development block Gokak
- Census village code 597539

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gosabal from nearby towns?
- Gokak (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ) 76 km by road
- Gokak (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gosabal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Gosabal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Betageri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gokak
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gokak
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gosabal known for?

The main crops are groundnut, maize and sunflower. About 91% of the 1,209 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gosabal

Of every 100 households in Gosabal in 2011, 65 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gosabal · ■ Gokak rural average
- Electricity for lighting 65% 71%
- Toilet within the home 2% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85%
- Tap water 0% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91%
- Use banking services 82% 72%
- Television 12% 34%
- Mobile phone 39% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 47% 16%
- Own their home 93% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gosabal?

■ Gosabal · ■ Gokak rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.7% 64.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 951
- Working population 49.3% 47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 50.7% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 390 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 240 (24%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 102 (10%) · ■ Marginal 273 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gokak
- Adibatti 2,090 people
- Kesappanatti 2,087 people
- Mannikeri 2,086 people
- Khanapur 2,047 people
- Bisanakoppa 2,041 people
- Telaginahatti 2,015 people
- Maradishivapur 2,007 people
- Kamankatti 2,001 people

All 131 villages in Gokak

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gosabal? 591225
- How far is Gosabal from Belgaum? 76 km by road
- What is the population of Gosabal? 2,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosabal in? Belgaum district (Gokak sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gosabal? 64.7% (Census 2011)

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