# Bhosga Village, Afzalpur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/afzalpur/bhosga/ Village · Afzalpur, Gulbarga # Bhosga Bhosga is a village in Afzalpur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,353 people in 413 households**, the 27th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 2,353people (2011) - 413households - 55.0%literacy - 585301PIN code ## Bhosga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhosga is 585301.** Bhosga falls in Afzalpur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585301 - Gram panchayatAlgi - Community development blockAfzalpur - Census village code620106 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhosga from nearby towns? - Afzalpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)77 km by road - Afzalpur (nearest town)22 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 Bhosga? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bhosga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karajagi - ○Degree college10+ km · Karajagi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karajagi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Bhosga known for? The main crops are **tur dal**. About 86% of the 1,793 hectares of village land is sown, and 429 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 Bhosga Of every 100 households in Bhosga in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhosga · ■ Afzalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **82% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **90% Tap water ****96%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****65%** **64% Television ****22%** **35% Mobile phone ****35%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****50%** **24% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Bhosga? ■ Bhosga · ■ Afzalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010** **937 Working population ****50.8%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 42.8% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 635 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (10%) · **■** Marginal 272 (23%) 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 Afzalpur - Bidnur2,487 people - Hawalga2,457 people - Kalur2,404 people - Hawanur2,355 people - Tellur2,287 people - Anur2,126 people - Ankalga2,105 people - Madra2,076 people [All 93 villages in Afzalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/afzalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhosga?585301 - How far is Bhosga from Gulbarga?77 km by road - What is the population of Bhosga?2,353 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhosga in?Gulbarga district (Afzalpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bhosga?55.0% (Census 2011)