# Jowku Village, Hospet, Bellary (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bellary/hospet/jowku/ Village · Hospet, Bellary # Jowku Jowku is a village in Hospet sub-district of Bellary district, Karnataka, PIN code **583222**. The 2011 Census counted **2,590 people in 539 households**, the 28th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 2,590people (2011) - 539households - 48.0%literacy - 583222PIN code ## Jowku PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jowku is 583222.** Jowku falls in Hospet sub-district, Bellary district, Karnataka. - PIN code583222 - Gram panchayatHampadevanahalli - Community development blockHospet - Census village code604760 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jowku from nearby towns? - Hospet (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Bellary (district HQ)45 km by road - Kampli (nearest town)17 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 Jowku? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Jowku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kampli - ○Degree college10+ km · Kampli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kampli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Jowku known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 86% of the 1,351 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,161 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 Jowku Of every 100 households in Jowku in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jowku · ■ Hospet rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **69% Tap water ****69%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **86% Use banking services ****36%** **44% Television ****59%** **56% Mobile phone ****78%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **19% Own their home ****96%** **87% 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 Jowku? ■ Jowku · ■ Hospet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **959 Working population ****60.7%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.7% for men and 38.5% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 556 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 706 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 170 (11%) · **■** Marginal 134 (9%) 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 Hospet - Chilakanahatti2,844 people - Hampi2,777 people - Danayakanakere2,774 people - Mariyammanahalli Thanda2,751 people - Kallahalli2,525 people - Vyasanakeri2,423 people - Garga2,258 people - Upparahalli2,157 people [All 74 villages in Hospet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bellary/hospet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jowku?583222 - How far is Jowku from Bellary?45 km by road - What is the population of Jowku?2,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jowku in?Bellary district (Hospet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Jowku?48.0% (Census 2011)