# Gowdagere Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/gowdagere/ Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura # Gowdagere Gowdagere is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,087 people in 248 households**, the 78th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,087people (2011) - 248households - 68.7%literacy - 561211PIN code ## Gowdagere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowdagere is 561211.** Gowdagere falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code561211 - Gram panchayatGowdagere - Community development blockGauribidanur - Census village code623416 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowdagere from nearby towns? - Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)20 km by road - Gauribidanur (nearest town)18 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 Gowdagere? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gowdagere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manchenahalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Gauribidanur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gowribidanur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gowdagere known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 6% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Gowdagere Of every 100 households in Gowdagere in 2011, 88 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gowdagere · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****20%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **77% Tap water ****88%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **87% Use banking services ****98%** **52% Television ****49%** **42% Mobile phone ****27%** **39% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **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 Gowdagere? ■ Gowdagere · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078** **955 Working population ****57.6%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.7% for women. 66% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 216 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 136 (22%) · **■** Marginal 32 (5%) 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 - Kuntachikkanahalli1,135 people - Kondapura1,126 people - Ramachandrapura1,109 people - Jeelakunte1,095 people - Bychapura1,075 people - Chikkahosahalli1,055 people - Belathur1,050 people - Velapi1,044 people [All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowdagere?561211 - How far is Gowdagere from Chikkaballapur?20 km by road - What is the population of Gowdagere?1,087 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowdagere in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gowdagere?68.7% (Census 2011)