Village · Sandur, Bellary
# Shro.Gangalapur

Shro.Gangalapur is a village in Sandur sub-district of Bellary district, Karnataka, PIN code 583115. The 2011 Census counted 736 people in 161 households, the 62nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.
- 736 people (2011)
- 161 households
- 72.2% literacy
- 583115 PIN code

## Shro.Gangalapur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shro.Gangalapur is 583115. Shro.Gangalapur falls in Sandur sub-district, Bellary district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 583115
- Gram panchayat Taranagar
- Community development block Sandur
- Census village code 605018

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

## How far is Shro.Gangalapur from nearby towns?
- Sandur (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Bellary (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Sandur (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shro.Gangalapur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shro.Gangalapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● 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
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Taranagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sandur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sandur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shro.Gangalapur known for?

The main crops are jowar and bajra. About 72% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shro.Gangalapur

Of every 100 households in Shro.Gangalapur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shro.Gangalapur · ■ Sandur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 90%
- Toilet within the home 9% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 78%
- Tap water 30% 73%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 85%
- Use banking services 84% 42%
- Television 69% 54%
- Mobile phone 94% 60%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 30% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 4% 21%
- Own their home 67% 81%

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

## What is the population of Shro.Gangalapur?

■ Shro.Gangalapur · ■ Sandur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.2% 61.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 817 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 783 962
- Working population 51.6% 43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 56.7% for women. 66% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (13%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 248 (65%) · ■ Marginal 6 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sandur
- Somalapur 863 people
- Gangalapur 812 people
- Shro.Oblapur 798 people
- Thippanamaradi 757 people
- Devarabudenahalli 647 people
- Yerabanahalli 628 people
- Ramasagar 552 people
- Gowripur 532 people

All 87 villages in Sandur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shro.Gangalapur? 583115
- How far is Shro.Gangalapur from Bellary? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Shro.Gangalapur? 736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shro.Gangalapur in? Bellary district (Sandur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shro.Gangalapur? 72.2% (Census 2011)

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