# Garaga Forest Village, Holalkere, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Holalkere, Chitradurga 

# Garaga Forest

Garaga Forest is a village in Holalkere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577523**. The 2011 Census counted **121 people in 25 households**, the 159th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 121people (2011)
- 25households
- 41.1%literacy
- 577523PIN code

## Garaga Forest PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garaga Forest is 577523.** Garaga Forest falls in Holalkere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577523
- Gram panchayatShivaganga
- Community development blockHolalkere
- Census village code605726

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Garaga Forest from nearby towns?

- Holalkere (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)32 km by road
- Holalkere (nearest town)9 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 Garaga Forest?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Garaga Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Holalkere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Holalkere
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Holalkere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Garaga Forest known for?

The main crops are **jowar and coconut**. About 3% of the 908 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Garaga Forest

Of every 100 households in Garaga Forest in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garaga Forest · ■ Holalkere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****35%**

**60%

Television ****48%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garaga Forest?

■ Garaga Forest · ■ Holalkere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**952

Working population ****66.9%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 28.6% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (48%) · **■** Marginal 28 (35%)

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

- Lingadahalli191 people
- Ingaladahalli173 people
- Gowripura158 people
- Mallenahalli132 people
- Hunasepanche76 people
- Mahadevapura31 people
- N.Mallapura7 people
- Ramagiri Kaval3 people

[All 201 villages in Holalkere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/holalkere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garaga Forest?577523
- How far is Garaga Forest from Chitradurga?32 km by road
- What is the population of Garaga Forest?121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garaga Forest in?Chitradurga district (Holalkere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Garaga Forest?41.1% (Census 2011)