# Gopalapura Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Gopalapura

Gopalapura is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571235**. The 2011 Census counted **1,863 people in 496 households**, the 29th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 1,863people (2011)
- 496households
- 73.5%literacy
- 571235PIN code

## Gopalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gopalapura is 571235.** Gopalapura falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571235
- Gram panchayatNidtha
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617894

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

## How far is Gopalapura from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)58 km by road
- Somwarpet (nearest town)18 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 Gopalapura?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalapura; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bidarur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bidarur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Gopalapura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 74% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Gopalapura

Of every 100 households in Gopalapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gopalapura · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**23%

Tap water ****90%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**74%

Use banking services ****76%**

**70%

Television ****66%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**8%

None of these assets ****9%**

**13%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Gopalapura?

■ Gopalapura · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**979

Working population ****48.3%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 65.3% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 858 (95%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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

- Muvathoklu2,095 people
- Kedakal Negadal1,949 people
- Valnur Hyagathur1,943 people
- Honnahanakodu1,893 people
- Rangasamudra1,684 people
- Nerugalale1,632 people
- Gowdalli1,584 people
- Thakeri1,467 people

[All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gopalapura?571235
- How far is Gopalapura from Madikeri?58 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalapura?1,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalapura in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalapura?73.5% (Census 2011)
