# Santhegudda Village, Molakalmuru, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Molakalmuru, Chitradurga 

# Santhegudda

Santhegudda is a village in Molakalmuru sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577540**. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 169 households**, the 48th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 870people (2011)
- 169households
- 58.4%literacy
- 577540PIN code

## Santhegudda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Santhegudda is 577540.** Santhegudda falls in Molakalmuru sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577540
- Gram panchayatSanthegudda
- Community development blockMolakalmuru
- Census village code605140

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

## How far is Santhegudda from nearby towns?

- Molakalmuru (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)117 km by road
- Molakalmuru (nearest town)43 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 Santhegudda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Santhegudda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rampura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bellary
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Molakalmuru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 9 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 Santhegudda known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and millet**. About 31% of the 935 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Santhegudda

Of every 100 households in Santhegudda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Santhegudda · ■ Molakalmuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****96%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**59%

Television ****30%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**88%

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 Santhegudda?

■ Santhegudda · ■ Molakalmuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**946

Working population ****32.5%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 50.7% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 32 (11%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Molakalmuru

- Karadihalli1,039 people
- Obalapura930 people
- Nallareddikondapura888 people
- Amakundi877 people
- Bommakkanahalli832 people
- Hosahalli767 people
- Sirekola742 people
- Urthal704 people

[All 89 villages in Molakalmuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/molakalmuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Santhegudda?577540
- How far is Santhegudda from Chitradurga?117 km by road
- What is the population of Santhegudda?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santhegudda in?Chitradurga district (Molakalmuru sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Santhegudda?58.4% (Census 2011)