Village · Gokak, Belgaum
# Hunshyal

Hunshyal is a village in Gokak sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code 591136. The 2011 Census counted 2,974 people in 547 households, the 53rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.
- 2,974 people (2011)
- 547 households
- 66.6% literacy
- 591136 PIN code

## Hunshyal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Hunshyal is 591136. Hunshyal falls in Gokak sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 591136
- Gram panchayat Hunshyal
- Community development block Gokak
- Census village code 597506

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

## How far is Hunshyal from nearby towns?
- Gokak (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Mudalgi (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Hunshyal?

16 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 · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior 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
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mudalagi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mudalgi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 18 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, jowar and maize. About 94% of the 1,449 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,083 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, 54 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Hunshyal · ■ Gokak rural average
- Electricity for lighting 54% 71%
- Toilet within the home 5% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 85%
- Tap water 1% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 91%
- Use banking services 76% 72%
- Television 25% 34%
- Mobile phone 68% 62%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 26% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 11% 16%
- Own their home 86% 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+) 66.6% 64.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 804 951
- Working population 54.4% 47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 56.8% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 557 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 489 (30%) · ■ Household industry 58 (4%) · ■ Other work 56 (3%) · ■ Marginal 458 (28%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gokak
- Kundargi 3,182 people
- Kemmankol 3,092 people
- Khanagaon 3,062 people
- Tapashi 3,011 people
- Hadiginal 2,932 people
- Chikkanandi 2,902 people
- Shivapur 2,861 people
- Gujanatti 2,831 people

All 131 villages in Gokak

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Hunshyal? 591136
- How far is Hunshyal from Belgaum? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Hunshyal? 2,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hunshyal in? Belgaum district (Gokak sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hunshyal? 66.6% (Census 2011)

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