# Gosikere Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/gosikere/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Gosikere Gosikere is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577538**. The 2011 Census counted **1,613 people in 392 households**, the 79th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,613people (2011) - 392households - 63.9%literacy - 577538PIN code ## Gosikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gosikere is 577538.** Gosikere falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577538 - Gram panchayatThimmannanayakanakote - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605406 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gosikere from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)58 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)30 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 Gosikere? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gosikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parasuramapura - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Gosikere known for? The main crops are **ragi and ground nut**. About 69% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Gosikere Of every 100 households in Gosikere in 2011, 76 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gosikere · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **78% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****74%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****67%** **49% Television ****31%** **32% Mobile phone ****58%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **32% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Gosikere? ■ Gosikere · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104** **936 Working population ****64.2%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (10%) · **■** Marginal 556 (54%) 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 Challakere - Devareddyhalli1,662 people - Obaiahnahatti1,648 people - Gollahalli1,633 people - Gudihalli1,625 people - Kadegude1,596 people - Nagagondanahalli1,594 people - Abbaiahnahalli1,588 people - Korlakunte1,564 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gosikere?577538 - How far is Gosikere from Chitradurga?58 km by road - What is the population of Gosikere?1,613 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gosikere in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gosikere?63.9% (Census 2011)