# Garagandur Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/garagandur/ Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu # Garagandur Garagandur is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571251**. The 2011 Census counted **3,361 people in 781 households**, the 14th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%. - 3,361people (2011) - 781households - 79.1%literacy - 571251PIN code ## Garagandur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garagandur is 571251.** Garagandur falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571251 - Gram panchayatHaradur - Community development blockSomvarpet - Census village code617959 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garagandur from nearby towns? - Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)23 km by road - Somwarpet (nearest town)15 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 Garagandur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Garagandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ulugulli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ulugulli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somwarpet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Garagandur known for? The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 81% of the 939 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 Garagandur Of every 100 households in Garagandur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Garagandur · ■ Somvarpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **84% Toilet within the home ****89%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **23% Tap water ****80%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **74% Use banking services ****59%** **70% Television ****59%** **59% Mobile phone ****64%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **13% Own their home ****81%** **76% 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 Garagandur? ■ Garagandur · ■ Somvarpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **80.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1215** **979 Working population ****51.4%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 72.5% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,531 (89%) · **■** Marginal 151 (9%) 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 Somvarpet - Doddakodli3,769 people - Balagunda3,676 people - Andagove3,648 people - 7 Th Hosakote3,624 people - Hebbale3,244 people - Aigur*3,136 people - Kumbur3,076 people - Baichanalli2,861 people [All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garagandur?571251 - How far is Garagandur from Madikeri?23 km by road - What is the population of Garagandur?3,361 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garagandur in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Garagandur?79.1% (Census 2011)