# Janakal Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/janakal/ Village · Hosdurga, Chitradurga # Janakal Janakal is a village in Hosdurga sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577527**. The 2011 Census counted **5,358 people in 1,229 households**, the 3rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 5,358people (2011) - 1,229households - 77.3%literacy - 577527PIN code ## Janakal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Janakal is 577527.** Janakal falls in Hosdurga sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577527 - Gram panchayatJanakal - Community development blockHosdurga - Census village code605910 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Janakal from nearby towns? - Hosdurga (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)42 km by road - Hosdurga (nearest town)16 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 Janakal? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Janakal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devapura - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosdurga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosdurga - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Janakal known for? The main crops are **coconuts and ground nut**. Products made here include bricks, lime stone, carpentry, blacksmithy and pots. About 51% of the 2,208 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Janakal Of every 100 households in Janakal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Janakal · ■ Hosdurga rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****16%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **82% Tap water ****59%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****59%** **51% Television ****43%** **44% Mobile phone ****48%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **30% Own their home ****94%** **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 Janakal? ■ Janakal · ■ Hosdurga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **959 Working population ****58.4%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 70.2% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,105 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 986 (31%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 373 (12%) · **■** Marginal 655 (21%) 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 - Belagur6,005 people - Sriramapura5,435 people - Mathodu4,173 people - Heggere3,882 people - Devapura3,674 people - Lakkihalli3,643 people [All 225 villages in Hosdurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Janakal?577527 - How far is Janakal from Chitradurga?42 km by road - What is the population of Janakal?5,358 (Census 2011) - Which district is Janakal in?Chitradurga district (Hosdurga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Janakal?77.3% (Census 2011)