# Gowrasamudra Kaval Village, Challakere – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/gowrasamudra-kaval/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Gowrasamudra Kaval Gowrasamudra Kaval is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577529**. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 161 households**, the 136th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 785people (2011) - 161households - 64.8%literacy - 577529PIN code ## Gowrasamudra Kaval PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowrasamudra Kaval is 577529.** Gowrasamudra Kaval falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577529 - Gram panchayatGowrasamudra - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605280 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowrasamudra Kaval from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)65 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)35 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 Gowrasamudra Kaval? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Gowrasamudra Kaval; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thalaku - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Gowrasamudra Kaval known for? The main crops are **groundnut and sunflower**. About 48% of the 1,139 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Gowrasamudra Kaval Of every 100 households in Gowrasamudra Kaval in 2011, 90 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gowrasamudra Kaval · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **78% Toilet within the home ****80%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **84% Tap water ****100%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****6%** **49% Television ****10%** **32% Mobile phone ****89%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gowrasamudra Kaval? ■ Gowrasamudra Kaval · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022** **936 Working population ****36.9%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 53.4% for women. 40% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 113 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (51%) · **■** Marginal 21 (7%) 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 - Maleboranahatti821 people - Basapura801 people - Chowlakere787 people - Gowripura786 people - Harishchandranayakana Halli768 people - Katrikenahatti764 people - Katavvanahalli741 people - Buklorahalli720 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowrasamudra Kaval?577529 - How far is Gowrasamudra Kaval from Chitradurga?65 km by road - What is the population of Gowrasamudra Kaval?785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowrasamudra Kaval in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gowrasamudra Kaval?64.8% (Census 2011)