# Chigaluru Village, Alur, Hassan (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/alur/chigaluru/ Village · Alur, Hassan # Chigaluru Chigaluru is a village in Alur sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573218**. The 2011 Census counted **445 people in 113 households**, the 52nd largest of 251 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 445people (2011) - 113households - 83.3%literacy - 573218PIN code ## Chigaluru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chigaluru is 573218.** Chigaluru falls in Alur sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka. - PIN code573218 - Gram panchayatPalya - Community development blockAlur - Census village code616357 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chigaluru from nearby towns? - Alur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Hassan (district HQ)24 km by road - Alur (nearest town)12 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 Chigaluru? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chigaluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Alur - ○Degree college10+ km · Alur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hassan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Chigaluru known for? The main crops are **paddy and fruits**. About 56% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Chigaluru Of every 100 households in Chigaluru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chigaluru · ■ Alur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **56% Tap water ****1%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **89% Use banking services ****84%** **85% Television ****61%** **61% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****13%** **14% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chigaluru? ■ Chigaluru · ■ Alur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **1026 Working population ****74.6%** **58.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 78.0% for women. 76% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 286 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 27 (8%) 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 Alur - Sindhuvalli480 people - Belame474 people - Neralakere451 people - Toragaravalli449 people - Navilahalli440 people - Hosahalli439 people - Hasaganur434 people - Karigodanahalli431 people [All 259 villages in Alur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/alur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chigaluru?573218 - How far is Chigaluru from Hassan?24 km by road - What is the population of Chigaluru?445 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chigaluru in?Hassan district (Alur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chigaluru?83.3% (Census 2011)