# Gowrapura Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/gowrapura/ Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur # Gowrapura Gowrapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577547**. The 2011 Census counted **1,441 people in 328 households**, the 31st largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,441people (2011) - 328households - 92.0%literacy - 577547PIN code ## Gowrapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowrapura is 577547.** Gowrapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577547 - Gram panchayatGowrapura - Community development blockTarikere - Census village code609291 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowrapura from nearby towns? - Tarikere (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)70 km by road - Tarikere (nearest town)25 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 Gowrapura? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gowrapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ajjampura - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ajjampura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Gowrapura known for? The main crops are **onion and jowar**. About 90% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Gowrapura Of every 100 households in Gowrapura in 2011, 96 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gowrapura · ■ Tarikere rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **87% Toilet within the home ****73%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **51% Tap water ****54%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **72% Use banking services ****57%** **60% Television ****77%** **61% Mobile phone ****67%** **48% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **18% Own their home ****90%** **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 Gowrapura? ■ Gowrapura · ■ Tarikere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241** **956 Working population ****34.2%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 89.3% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 185 (38%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Tarikere - Bhaktana Katte1,501 people - Mugali1,481 people - Kenchikoppa1,443 people - Channapura1,442 people - Halasur1,427 people - Kuntinamadu1,427 people - Nagavangala1,424 people - Beeranahalli1,423 people [All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowrapura?577547 - How far is Gowrapura from Chikmagalur?70 km by road - What is the population of Gowrapura?1,441 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowrapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gowrapura?92.0% (Census 2011)