# Arankal Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/arankal/ Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga # Arankal Arankal is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585322**. The 2011 Census counted **4,845 people in 788 households**, the 10th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%. - 4,845people (2011) - 788households - 49.6%literacy - 585322PIN code ## Arankal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arankal is 585322.** Arankal falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585322 - Gram panchayatArankal - Community development blockChitapur - Census village code620592 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arankal from nearby towns? - Chitapur (sub-district HQ)68 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)55 km by road - Gulbarga (nearest town)55 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 Arankal? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Arankal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Buragpalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalagi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalagi - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Arankal known for? The main crops are **jowar**. About 76% of the 2,264 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Arankal Of every 100 households in Arankal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arankal · ■ Chitapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **83% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **92% Tap water ****27%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****38%** **45% Television ****30%** **38% Mobile phone ****50%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****37%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Arankal? ■ Arankal · ■ Chitapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%** **53.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005** **941 Working population ****42.6%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.8% for men and 39.5% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 508 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 659 (32%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (9%) · **■** Marginal 700 (34%) 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 Chitapur - Ingalgi5,492 people - Martur5,027 people - Kollur5,000 people - Diggaon4,988 people - Tengli4,797 people - Bhimanhalli4,689 people - Halkatta4,491 people - Alhalli4,235 people [All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arankal?585322 - How far is Arankal from Gulbarga?55 km by road - What is the population of Arankal?4,845 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arankal in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Arankal?49.6% (Census 2011)