# Gowdagere Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/gowdagere/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Gowdagere Gowdagere is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577536**. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 253 households**, the 98th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,371people (2011) - 253households - 70.7%literacy - 577536PIN code ## Gowdagere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowdagere is 577536.** Gowdagere falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577536 - Gram panchayatGowdagere - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605248 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? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)33 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)24 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? 12 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 · 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naikanahatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nayakanahatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Gowdagere known for? The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 77% of the 672 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 64 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gowdagere · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **78% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **84% Tap water ****69%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****62%** **49% Television ****37%** **32% Mobile phone ****42%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **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 Gowdagere? ■ Gowdagere · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **936 Working population ****59.3%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 59.1% for women. 68% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (55%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (10%) · **■** Marginal 186 (23%) 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 - Pillahalli1,443 people - Mahadevapura1,424 people - Kyatagondanahalli1,415 people - Junjaragunte1,412 people - Vidupanakunte1,357 people - Rekhalagere1,356 people - Chikkenahalli1,346 people - Mustalagummi1,305 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowdagere?577536 - How far is Gowdagere from Chitradurga?33 km by road - What is the population of Gowdagere?1,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowdagere in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gowdagere?70.7% (Census 2011)