# Gangasandra Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/gangasandra/ Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura # Gangasandra Gangasandra is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561208**. The 2011 Census counted **3,272 people in 726 households**, the 11th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 3,272people (2011) - 726households - 69.8%literacy - 561208PIN code ## Gangasandra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangasandra is 561208.** Gangasandra falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code561208 - Gram panchayatGangasandra - Community development blockGauribidanur - Census village code623269 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangasandra from nearby towns? - Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)34 km by road - Gauribidanur (nearest town)5 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 Gangasandra? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Gangasandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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)8 h summer · 15 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 Gangasandra known for? The main crops are **ragi**. About 68% of the 1,164 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Gangasandra Of every 100 households in Gangasandra in 2011, 91 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gangasandra · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****19%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **77% Tap water ****69%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **87% Use banking services ****41%** **52% Television ****47%** **42% Mobile phone ****46%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **29% Own their home ****89%** **92% 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 Gangasandra? ■ Gangasandra · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131** **955 Working population ****62.9%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 60.3% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 256 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,488 (72%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 209 (10%) · **■** Marginal 74 (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 Gauribidanur - Idagur4,665 people - Darinaikanapalya4,139 people - Kalludi3,788 people - Vatadahosahalli3,643 people - Alakapura3,208 people - H.Nagasandra3,189 people - Hampasandra3,005 people - Kurudi2,870 people [All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangasandra?561208 - How far is Gangasandra from Chikkaballapur?34 km by road - What is the population of Gangasandra?3,272 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangasandra in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gangasandra?69.8% (Census 2011)