# Gowripura Village, Holalkere, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Holalkere, Chitradurga 

# Gowripura

Gowripura is a village in Holalkere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577557**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 32 households**, the 157th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 158people (2011)
- 32households
- 89.5%literacy
- 577557PIN code

## Gowripura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gowripura is 577557.** Gowripura falls in Holalkere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577557
- Gram panchayatChitrahalli
- Community development blockHolalkere
- Census village code605764

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?

- Holalkere (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)25 km by road
- Holalkere (nearest town)19 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?

4 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chitrahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Holalkere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Holalkere
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 **ragi and maize**. About 87% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gowripura · ■ Holalkere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**20%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****0%**

**60%

Television ****47%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Gowripura?

■ Gowripura · ■ Holalkere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**952

Working population ****31.6%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 88.4% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (40%) · **■** Other work 3 (6%) · **■** Marginal 27 (54%)

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

- Chikkajajur Kaval223 people
- G.Vaderahalli203 people
- Lingadahalli191 people
- Ingaladahalli173 people
- Mallenahalli132 people
- Garaga Forest121 people
- Hunasepanche76 people
- Mahadevapura31 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gowripura?577557
- How far is Gowripura from Chitradurga?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gowripura?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowripura in?Chitradurga district (Holalkere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gowripura?89.5% (Census 2011)