# Hongunta Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga 

# Hongunta

Hongunta is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585228**. The 2011 Census counted **5,926 people in 1,030 households**, the 5th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 5,926people (2011)
- 1,030households
- 43.7%literacy
- 585228PIN code

## Hongunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hongunta is 585228.** Hongunta falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585228
- Gram panchayatHongunta
- Community development blockChitapur
- Census village code620658

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

## How far is Hongunta from nearby towns?

- Chitapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahabad (nearest town)9 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 Hongunta?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Hongunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahabad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Hongunta known for?

The main crops are **tur dal**. About 93% of the 4,115 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Hongunta

Of every 100 households in Hongunta in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hongunta · ■ Chitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****61%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**45%

Television ****38%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**29%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Hongunta?

■ Hongunta · ■ Chitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**941

Working population ****46.8%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.4% for men and 34.9% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 603 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 867 (31%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 859 (31%) · **■** Marginal 418 (15%)

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

- Ravoor12,117 people
- Nalwar10,846 people
- Kalgi9,144 people
- Dandothi6,663 people
- Ingalgi5,492 people
- Martur5,027 people
- Kollur5,000 people
- Diggaon4,988 people

[All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hongunta?585228
- How far is Hongunta from Gulbarga?35 km by road
- What is the population of Hongunta?5,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hongunta in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hongunta?43.7% (Census 2011)