# Ginikal Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Ginikal

Ginikal is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **508 people in 126 households**, the 29th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 508people (2011)
- 126households
- 70.6%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Ginikal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatMenase
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608963

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

## How far is Ginikal from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)86 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)10 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 Ginikal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Ginikal known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 19% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Ginikal

Of every 100 households in Ginikal in 2011, 58 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ginikal · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**18%

Tap water ****3%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****97%**

**92%

Television ****35%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ginikal?

■ Ginikal · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**986

Working population ****49.4%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 66.2% for women. 67% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (58%) · **■** Other work 45 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Darekoppa659 people
- Honnavalli633 people
- Kikkare614 people
- Kochavalli609 people
- Haruru463 people
- Kogodu351 people
- Heruru339 people
- Kuthagodu310 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ginikal?577139
- How far is Ginikal from Chikmagalur?86 km by road
- What is the population of Ginikal?508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ginikal in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Ginikal?70.6% (Census 2011)