# Gangasamudra Village, Holalkere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/holalkere/gangasamudra/ Village · Holalkere, Chitradurga # Gangasamudra Gangasamudra is a village in Holalkere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577536**. The 2011 Census counted **1,818 people in 386 households**, the 28th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,818people (2011) - 386households - 63.8%literacy - 577536PIN code ## Gangasamudra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangasamudra is 577536.** Gangasamudra falls in Holalkere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577536 - Gram panchayatGangasamudra - Community development blockHolalkere - Census village code605697 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangasamudra from nearby towns? - Holalkere (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)70 km by road - Holalkere (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 Gangasamudra? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gangasamudra; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Holalkere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Holalkere - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Gangasamudra known for? The main crops are **ragi and jowar**. About 73% of the 890 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Gangasamudra Of every 100 households in Gangasamudra in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangasamudra · ■ Holalkere rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **90% Toilet within the home ****5%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **74% Tap water ****100%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****51%** **60% Television ****39%** **54% Mobile phone ****55%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Gangasamudra? ■ Gangasamudra · ■ Holalkere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **952 Working population ****72.2%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 53.8% for women. 77% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 512 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (8%) · **■** Marginal 565 (43%) 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 Holalkere - T.Yemmiganur1,947 people - Tekalavatti1,868 people - Muthugaduru1,839 people - Gowdihalli1,831 people - Bidarakere1,781 people - Arasanaghatta1,778 people - Gundimadu1,771 people - Shivaganga1,749 people [All 201 villages in Holalkere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/holalkere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangasamudra?577536 - How far is Gangasamudra from Chitradurga?70 km by road - What is the population of Gangasamudra?1,818 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangasamudra in?Chitradurga district (Holalkere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gangasamudra?63.8% (Census 2011)