# Gandagatta Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Gandagatta

Gandagatta is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **880 people in 207 households**, the 9th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 880people (2011)
- 207households
- 84.8%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Gandagatta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandagatta is 577139.** Gandagatta falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatMarkal
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608923

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gandagatta from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)105 km by road
- Sringeri (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 Gandagatta?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gandagatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 Gandagatta known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 31% of the 709 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Gandagatta

Of every 100 households in Gandagatta in 2011, 84 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gandagatta · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**18%

Tap water ****41%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**82%

Use banking services ****93%**

**92%

Television ****64%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Gandagatta?

■ Gandagatta · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**986

Working population ****41.1%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 83.0% for women. 68% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 156 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (24%) · **■** Other work 86 (24%) · **■** Marginal 34 (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 Sringeri

- Belandur1,105 people
- Yedadalli1,053 people
- Nemmaru1,045 people
- Masige888 people
- Kunthur854 people
- Begar852 people
- Uluvalli829 people
- Neelandur823 people

[All 49 villages in Sringeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/sringeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandagatta?577139
- How far is Gandagatta from Chikmagalur?105 km by road
- What is the population of Gandagatta?880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandagatta in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gandagatta?84.8% (Census 2011)