# Junjaragunte Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/junjaragunte/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Junjaragunte Junjaragunte is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577542**. The 2011 Census counted **1,412 people in 336 households**, the 97th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,412people (2011) - 336households - 66.3%literacy - 577542PIN code ## Junjaragunte PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Junjaragunte is 577542.** Junjaragunte falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577542 - Gram panchayatChowluru - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605386 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Junjaragunte from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)58 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)28 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 Junjaragunte? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Junjaragunte; 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 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parasuramapura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Parasuramapura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Junjaragunte known for? The main crops are **groundnut and paddy**. About 65% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Junjaragunte Of every 100 households in Junjaragunte in 2011, 82 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Junjaragunte · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **78% Toilet within the home ****22%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **84% Tap water ****95%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****58%** **49% Television ****40%** **32% Mobile phone ****73%** **46% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **32% Own their home ****93%** **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 Junjaragunte? ■ Junjaragunte · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **936 Working population ****58.8%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 56.2% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 422 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (43%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 - Gorlathu1,453 people - Pillahalli1,443 people - Mahadevapura1,424 people - Kyatagondanahalli1,415 people - Gowdagere1,371 people - Vidupanakunte1,357 people - Rekhalagere1,356 people - Chikkenahalli1,346 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Junjaragunte?577542 - How far is Junjaragunte from Chitradurga?58 km by road - What is the population of Junjaragunte?1,412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Junjaragunte in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Junjaragunte?66.3% (Census 2011)