# Chigule Village, Khanapur, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Khanapur, Belgaum 

# Chigule

Chigule is a village in Khanapur sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591121**. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 141 households**, the 111th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 690people (2011)
- 141households
- 71.8%literacy
- 591121PIN code

## Chigule PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chigule is 591121.** Chigule falls in Khanapur sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591121
- Gram panchayatKanakumbi
- Community development blockKhanapur
- Census village code597804

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chigule from nearby towns?

- Khanapur (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)58 km by road
- Khanapur (nearest town)39 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 Chigule?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chigule; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanvi Karvinakoppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khanapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khanapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Chigule known for?

The main crops are **jowar and ground nut**. About 5% of the 2,328 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Chigule

Of every 100 households in Chigule in 2011, 88 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chigule · ■ Khanapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****32%**

**75%

Television ****21%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Chigule?

■ Chigule · ■ Khanapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**976

Working population ****63.5%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 57.6% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 411 (94%)

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 Khanapur

- Hattar Gunji713 people
- Surapur699 people
- Warkhadpatye698 people
- Chikadinkop693 people
- Kumbarda661 people
- Tavargatti658 people
- Kukenatti Alias653 people
- Kamatage644 people

[All 218 villages in Khanapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/khanapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chigule?591121
- How far is Chigule from Belgaum?58 km by road
- What is the population of Chigule?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chigule in?Belgaum district (Khanapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chigule?71.8% (Census 2011)
