# Gangooru Village, Bhadravati, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhadravati, Shimoga 

# Gangooru

Gangooru is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577302**. The 2011 Census counted **625 people in 144 households**, the 102nd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 625people (2011)
- 144households
- 65.4%literacy
- 577302PIN code

## Gangooru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangooru is 577302.** Gangooru falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577302
- Gram panchayatDodderi
- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code608614

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

## How far is Gangooru from nearby towns?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)33 km by road
- Bhadravati (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 Gangooru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gangooru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dodderi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhadravati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadravathi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadravahti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 20 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 Gangooru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 2% of the 1,744 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Gangooru

Of every 100 households in Gangooru in 2011, 88 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangooru · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**32%

Tap water ****97%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**37%

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

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**73%

Use banking services ****86%**

**59%

Television ****43%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**14%

Own their home ****87%**

**86%

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 Gangooru?

■ Gangooru · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**930

Working population ****37.1%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 56.9% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (47%) · **■** Other work 27 (12%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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 Bhadravati

- Kallahalli687 people
- Hathikatte680 people
- Tharikatte666 people
- Mathighatta640 people
- Adrihalli608 people
- Ukkunda600 people
- Mudalavittalapura598 people
- Arisinaghatta578 people

[All 145 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangooru?577302
- How far is Gangooru from Shimoga?33 km by road
- What is the population of Gangooru?625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangooru in?Shimoga district (Bhadravati sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gangooru?65.4% (Census 2011)