# Ginikallu Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/ginikallu/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Ginikallu Ginikallu is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577448**. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 124 households**, the 90th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 499people (2011) - 124households - 76.8%literacy - 577448PIN code ## Ginikallu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ginikallu is 577448.** Ginikallu falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577448 - Gram panchayatSulagodu - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code608041 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ginikallu from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)95 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town)25 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 Ginikallu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ginikallu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara - ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthahalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthahalli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Ginikallu known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. Products made here include rice and sugar. About 10% of the 1,019 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Ginikallu Of every 100 households in Ginikallu in 2011, 65 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ginikallu · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **83% Toilet within the home ****31%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **39% Tap water ****2%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **86% Use banking services ****98%** **83% Television ****32%** **50% Mobile phone ****60%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 Ginikallu? ■ Ginikallu · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **971 Working population ****68.9%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 70.8% for women. 73% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 121 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (13%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 174 (51%) 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 - Varamballi536 people - Kanabandur520 people - Tariga511 people - Kukkod Agasaramane501 people - Hulusale Malavalli495 people - Kalase495 people - Bhramanavada494 people - Kabale492 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ginikallu?577448 - How far is Ginikallu from Shimoga?95 km by road - What is the population of Ginikallu?499 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ginikallu in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Ginikallu?76.8% (Census 2011)