# Thongalakuppa Village, Bangarapet, Kolar (Karnataka)

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Village · Bangarapet, Kolar 

# Thongalakuppa

Thongalakuppa is a village in Bangarapet sub-district of Kolar district, Karnataka, PIN code **563116**. The 2011 Census counted **626 people in 152 households**, the 141st largest of 356 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 626people (2011)
- 152households
- 61.5%literacy
- 563116PIN code

## Thongalakuppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thongalakuppa is 563116.** Thongalakuppa falls in Bangarapet sub-district, Kolar district, Karnataka.

- PIN code563116
- Gram panchayatKangandlahalli
- Community development blockBangarapet
- Census village code622806

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

## How far is Thongalakuppa from nearby towns?

- Bangarpet (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Kolar (district HQ)43 km by road
- Robertson Pet (nearest town)21 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 Thongalakuppa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Thongalakuppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sundrapalya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Robertson Pet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Robertson Pet
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Thongalakuppa known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 50% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Thongalakuppa

Of every 100 households in Thongalakuppa in 2011, 77 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thongalakuppa · ■ Bangarapet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****90%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**15%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****41%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**20%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Thongalakuppa?

■ Thongalakuppa · ■ Bangarapet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**949

Working population ****46.6%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 54.6% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 263 (90%)

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 Bangarapet

- Paravanahalli639 people
- Gopenahalli630 people
- Kanumanahalli630 people
- Sakarasanhalli626 people
- Ajjapalli625 people
- Koolur624 people
- Marandahalli616 people
- Manchenahalli612 people

[All 382 villages in Bangarapet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kolar/bangarapet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thongalakuppa?563116
- How far is Thongalakuppa from Kolar?43 km by road
- What is the population of Thongalakuppa?626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thongalakuppa in?Kolar district (Bangarapet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thongalakuppa?61.5% (Census 2011)