Village · Gokak, Belgaum
# Hunshyal

Hunshyal is a village in Gokak sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code 591233. The 2011 Census counted 6,913 people in 1,255 households, the 18th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.
- 6,913 people (2011)
- 1,255 households
- 62.4% literacy
- 591233 PIN code

## Hunshyal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Hunshyal is 591233. Hunshyal falls in Gokak sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 591233
- Gram panchayat Hunshyal
- Community development block Gokak
- Census village code 597452

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

## How far is Hunshyal from nearby towns?
- Gokak (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ) 78 km by road
- Gokak (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Hunshyal?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Hunshyal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary 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
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hunshyal known for?

The main crops are groundnut, sunflower and maize. About 94% of the 1,273 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,131 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Hunshyal

Of every 100 households in Hunshyal in 2011, 52 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hunshyal · ■ Gokak rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 71%
- Toilet within the home 2% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85%
- Tap water 6% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 91%
- Use banking services 53% 72%
- Television 26% 34%
- Mobile phone 62% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 17% 16%
- Own their home 88% 86%

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

## What is the population of Hunshyal?

■ Hunshyal · ■ Gokak rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.4% 64.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1025 951
- Working population 50.6% 47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 50.3% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,205 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,217 (35%) · ■ Household industry 59 (2%) · ■ Other work 498 (14%) · ■ Marginal 518 (15%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gokak
- Melavanki 7,903 people
- Ankalgi 7,691 people
- Duradundi 7,613 people
- Waderatti 7,423 people
- Tavag 6,703 people
- Benachinamaradi 6,502 people
- Kuligod 6,329 people
- Shivapur 5,412 people

All 131 villages in Gokak

## Other places named Hunshyal
- Hunshyal · Village, Sindgi, Bijapur · 4,165 people
- Hunshyal · Village, Gokak, Belgaum · 2,974 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Hunshyal? 591233
- How far is Hunshyal from Belgaum? 78 km by road
- What is the population of Hunshyal? 6,913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hunshyal in? Belgaum district (Gokak sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hunshyal? 62.4% (Census 2011)

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