# Gunjiganur Village, Holalkere, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Holalkere, Chitradurga 

# Gunjiganur

Gunjiganur is a village in Holalkere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577523**. The 2011 Census counted **1,596 people in 368 households**, the 36th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 1,596people (2011)
- 368households
- 75.6%literacy
- 577523PIN code

## Gunjiganur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577523
- Gram panchayatGunjiganur
- Community development blockHolalkere
- Census village code605645

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

## How far is Gunjiganur from nearby towns?

- Holalkere (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)44 km by road
- Holalkere (nearest town)14 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 Gunjiganur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gunjiganur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chikkajajur
- ○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
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 20 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 Gunjiganur known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and ragi**. About 75% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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 Gunjiganur

Of every 100 households in Gunjiganur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gunjiganur · ■ Holalkere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**74%

Tap water ****9%**

**56%

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

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****60%**

**60%

Television ****64%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gunjiganur?

■ Gunjiganur · ■ Holalkere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**952

Working population ****64.4%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 65.7% for women. 70% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 635 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (6%) · **■** Marginal 247 (24%)

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

- Shivaganga1,749 people
- Shivapura1,700 people
- Gollarahalli1,682 people
- Rangapura1,651 people
- Chikkayemmiganur1,595 people
- Sasalu1,590 people
- Madderu1,553 people
- Gilkenahalli1,545 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gunjiganur?577523
- How far is Gunjiganur from Chitradurga?44 km by road
- What is the population of Gunjiganur?1,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunjiganur in?Chitradurga district (Holalkere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gunjiganur?75.6% (Census 2011)