# Gerupura Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/gerupura/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Gerupura Gerupura is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 43 households**, the 155th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 196people (2011) - 43households - 62.6%literacy - 577418PIN code ## Gerupura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gerupura is 577418.** Gerupura falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577418 - Gram panchayatM.Guddekoppa - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607879 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gerupura from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)69 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)4 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 Gerupura? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gerupura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 24 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 Gerupura known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 22% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Gerupura Of every 100 households in Gerupura in 2011, 60 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gerupura · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **83% Toilet within the home ****67%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **39% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **86% Use banking services ****95%** **83% Television ****45%** **50% Mobile phone ****90%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **92% 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 Gerupura? ■ Gerupura · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **971 Working population ****35.2%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 65% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 40 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (22%) · **■** Other work 5 (7%) · **■** Marginal 9 (13%) 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 Hosanagara - Magodu210 people - Balekoppa207 people - H.Hunasavalli204 people - Nellunde197 people - Kattekoppa194 people - Mugute Koppa191 people - H.Kallukoppa190 people - K.Kunnur172 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gerupura?577418 - How far is Gerupura from Shimoga?69 km by road - What is the population of Gerupura?196 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerupura in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gerupura?62.6% (Census 2011)