# Nitre Village, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/nitre/ Village · Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar # Nitre Nitre is a village in Gundlupet sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571109**. The 2011 Census counted **3,296 people in 748 households**, the 14th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 3,296people (2011) - 748households - 48.1%literacy - 571109PIN code ## Nitre PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nitre is 571109.** Nitre falls in Gundlupet sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code571109 - Gram panchayatNitre - Community development blockGundlupet - Census village code619451 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nitre from nearby towns? - Gundlupet (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Gundlupet (nearest town)23 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 Nitre? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Nitre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Somahalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Kabbahalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Begur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Nitre known for? The main crops are **cotton and ragi**. Products made here include castor oil. About 81% of the 1,089 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Nitre Of every 100 households in Nitre in 2011, 68 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nitre · ■ Gundlupet rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **80% Toilet within the home ****4%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****88%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **79% Use banking services ****46%** **41% Television ****25%** **38% Mobile phone ****34%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Nitre? ■ Nitre · ■ Gundlupet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035** **973 Working population ****50.0%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.9% for men and 41.6% for women. 68% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 297 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,086 (66%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 191 (12%) · **■** Marginal 69 (4%) 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 Gundlupet - Kabbahalli3,776 people - Somahalli3,517 people - Kelasur3,441 people - Bommalapura3,388 people - Yadavanahalli3,201 people - Mukha Halli3,136 people - Horeyala3,105 people - Baragi2,995 people [All 158 villages in Gundlupet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nitre?571109 - How far is Nitre from Chamarajanagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Nitre?3,296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nitre in?Chamarajanagar district (Gundlupet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Nitre?48.1% (Census 2011)