# Gowripura Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/gowripura-605262/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Gowripura Gowripura is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577536**. The 2011 Census counted **786 people in 184 households**, the 135th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 786people (2011) - 184households - 64.9%literacy - 577536PIN code ## Gowripura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowripura is 577536.** Gowripura falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577536 - Gram panchayatSiddeshvaranadurga - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605262 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowripura from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)48 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)18 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 Gowripura? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Gowripura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naikanahatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Naikanahatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Gowripura known for? The main crops are **groundnut and jowar**. Products made here include blacksmithy. About 60% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Gowripura Of every 100 households in Gowripura in 2011, 69 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gowripura · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **78% Toilet within the home ****25%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **84% Tap water ****74%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **94% Use banking services ****63%** **49% Television ****34%** **32% Mobile phone ****47%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **32% Own their home ****94%** **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 Gowripura? ■ Gowripura · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1340** **936 Working population ****57.8%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 54.8% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 66 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (12%) · **■** Other work 74 (16%) · **■** Marginal 260 (57%) 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 - Donehalli826 people - Maleboranahatti821 people - Basapura801 people - Chowlakere787 people - Gowrasamudra Kaval785 people - Harishchandranayakana Halli768 people - Katrikenahatti764 people - Katavvanahalli741 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowripura?577536 - How far is Gowripura from Chitradurga?48 km by road - What is the population of Gowripura?786 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowripura in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gowripura?64.9% (Census 2011)