# Thanigekal Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/thanigekal/ Village · Hosdurga, Chitradurga # Thanigekal Thanigekal is a village in Hosdurga sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,024 people in 226 households**, the 75th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,024people (2011) - 226households - 70.2%literacy - 577527PIN code ## Thanigekal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thanigekal is 577527.** Thanigekal falls in Hosdurga sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577527 - Gram panchayatDoddagatta - Community development blockHosdurga - Census village code605909 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thanigekal from nearby towns? - Hosdurga (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)44 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 Thanigekal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Thanigekal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Doddagatta - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosdurga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosdurga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Thanigekal known for? The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. Products made here include carpentry. About 67% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Thanigekal Of every 100 households in Thanigekal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thanigekal · ■ Hosdurga rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****36%** **51% Television ****49%** **44% Mobile phone ****47%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **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 Thanigekal? ■ Thanigekal · ■ Hosdurga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **959 Working population ****63.1%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 59.9% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 203 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (62%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 - Kenkere1,100 people - Haragondanahalli1,072 people - Kainadu1,043 people - Vengalapura1,027 people - Sujikal1,010 people - Menasinadu1,002 people - Doddakittadahalli986 people - Kodihalli955 people [All 225 villages in Hosdurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thanigekal?577527 - How far is Thanigekal from Chitradurga?44 km by road - What is the population of Thanigekal?1,024 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thanigekal in?Chitradurga district (Hosdurga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Thanigekal?70.2% (Census 2011)