# Vengalapura Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/vengalapura/ Village · Hosdurga, Chitradurga # Vengalapura Vengalapura is a village in Hosdurga sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577542**. The 2011 Census counted **1,027 people in 220 households**, the 74th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,027people (2011) - 220households - 72.0%literacy - 577542PIN code ## Vengalapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vengalapura is 577542.** Vengalapura falls in Hosdurga sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577542 - Gram panchayatHeggere - Community development blockHosdurga - Census village code606000 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vengalapura from nearby towns? - Hosdurga (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)89 km by road - Hosdurga (nearest town)29 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 Vengalapura? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vengalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sriramapura - ○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 marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Vengalapura known for? The main crops are **ragi and green gram**. About 80% of the 208 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 Vengalapura Of every 100 households in Vengalapura in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vengalapura · ■ Hosdurga rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****74%** **51% Television ****49%** **44% Mobile phone ****64%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Vengalapura? ■ Vengalapura · ■ Hosdurga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089** **959 Working population ****70.4%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 65.8% for women. 74% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (22%) · **■** Marginal 298 (41%) 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 - Mathur1,102 people - Kenkere1,100 people - Haragondanahalli1,072 people - Kainadu1,043 people - Thanigekal1,024 people - Sujikal1,010 people - Menasinadu1,002 people - Doddakittadahalli986 people [All 225 villages in Hosdurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vengalapura?577542 - How far is Vengalapura from Chitradurga?89 km by road - What is the population of Vengalapura?1,027 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vengalapura in?Chitradurga district (Hosdurga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Vengalapura?72.0% (Census 2011)