# Govatoor Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/govatoor/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Govatoor Govatoor is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **4,407 people in 1,034 households**, the 1st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 4,407people (2011) - 1,034households - 84.9%literacy - 577426PIN code ## Govatoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Govatoor is 577426.** Govatoor falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577426 - Gram panchayatReppanpete - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607941 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Govatoor from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)50 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)24 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 Govatoor? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Govatoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Govatoor known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 31% of the 1,005 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Govatoor Of every 100 households in Govatoor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Govatoor · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **83% Toilet within the home ****89%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **39% Tap water ****2%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **86% Use banking services ****83%** **83% Television ****76%** **50% Mobile phone ****84%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **10% Own their home ****72%** **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 Govatoor? ■ Govatoor · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **971 Working population ****39.6%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 79.0% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 318 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (11%) · **■** Household industry 45 (3%) · **■** Other work 715 (41%) · **■** Marginal 476 (27%) 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 - Baruve3,476 people - Mudugoppa2,813 people - Humcha2,244 people - Nagodi1,963 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Govatoor?577426 - How far is Govatoor from Shimoga?50 km by road - What is the population of Govatoor?4,407 (Census 2011) - Which district is Govatoor in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Govatoor?84.9% (Census 2011)