# Garaga Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/garaga/ Village · Hosdurga, Chitradurga # Garaga Garaga is a village in Hosdurga sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577597**. The 2011 Census counted **2,077 people in 483 households**, the 23rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 2,077people (2011) - 483households - 70.6%literacy - 577597PIN code ## Garaga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garaga is 577597.** Garaga falls in Hosdurga sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577597 - Gram panchayatTandaga - Community development blockHosdurga - Census village code605984 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garaga from nearby towns? - Hosdurga (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)90 km by road - Hosdurga (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 Garaga? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Garaga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Belagur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosdurga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosdurga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Garaga known for? The main crops are **ragi and millet**. About 72% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Garaga Of every 100 households in Garaga in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Garaga · ■ Hosdurga rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **82% Tap water ****88%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****44%** **51% Television ****42%** **44% Mobile phone ****41%** **40% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **30% Own their home ****92%** **93% 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? ■ Garaga · ■ Hosdurga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **959 Working population ****52.5%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 333 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (21%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 140 (13%) · **■** Marginal 378 (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 Hosdurga - Sannakittadahalli2,147 people - Honnenahalli2,128 people - Kappagere2,115 people - Mallapanahalli2,079 people - Kangavalli2,050 people - Ballalasamudra1,976 people - Channasamudra1,967 people - Devigere1,875 people [All 225 villages in Hosdurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garaga?577597 - How far is Garaga from Chitradurga?90 km by road - What is the population of Garaga?2,077 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garaga in?Chitradurga district (Hosdurga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Garaga?70.6% (Census 2011)