# Gekaravalli Village, Alur, Hassan (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Alur, Hassan 

# Gekaravalli

Gekaravalli is a village in Alur sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573213**. The 2011 Census counted **388 people in 88 households**, the 66th largest of 251 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 388people (2011)
- 88households
- 58.5%literacy
- 573213PIN code

## Gekaravalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gekaravalli is 573213.** Gekaravalli falls in Alur sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573213
- Gram panchayatHunasavalli
- Community development blockAlur
- Census village code616383

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

## How far is Gekaravalli from nearby towns?

- Alur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Alur (nearest town)6 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 Gekaravalli?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gekaravalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Gekaravalli known for?

The main crops are **ragi and fruits**. About 69% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Gekaravalli

Of every 100 households in Gekaravalli in 2011, 90 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gekaravalli · ■ Alur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**56%

Tap water ****96%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**85%

Television ****38%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Gekaravalli?

■ Gekaravalli · ■ Alur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**1026

Working population ****58.8%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 47.1% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (90%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Kithagere404 people
- Hemmige403 people
- Byaba398 people
- Hotanahallipura389 people
- Hullahalli386 people
- Kariganahalli383 people
- Bellavara377 people
- Nidanur371 people

[All 259 villages in Alur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/alur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gekaravalli?573213
- How far is Gekaravalli from Hassan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gekaravalli?388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gekaravalli in?Hassan district (Alur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gekaravalli?58.5% (Census 2011)