# Gowthampura Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/gowthampura/ Village · Sagar, Shimoga # Gowthampura Gowthampura is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 421 households**, the 14th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,937people (2011) - 421households - 79.3%literacy - 577412PIN code ## Gowthampura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowthampura is 577412.** Gowthampura falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577412 - Gram panchayatGowthampura - Community development blockSagar - Census village code607283 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowthampura from nearby towns? - Sagar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)56 km by road - Sagar (nearest town)32 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 Gowthampura? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Gowthampura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anandapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Malanduru - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Gowthampura known for? The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 29% of the 1,467 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Gowthampura Of every 100 households in Gowthampura in 2011, 90 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gowthampura · ■ Sagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **85% Toilet within the home ****72%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **40% Tap water ****24%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **85% Use banking services ****46%** **82% Television ****60%** **50% Mobile phone ****58%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **11% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Gowthampura? ■ Gowthampura · ■ Sagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **955 Working population ****44.1%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 71.3% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 384 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 156 (18%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%) 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 Sagar - Sydur2,296 people - Kudaruru2,117 people - Chikkanellur2,114 people - Avinahalli2,047 people - Achapura1,865 people - Tadagalale1,815 people - Korlikoppa1,804 people - Malve1,447 people [All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowthampura?577412 - How far is Gowthampura from Shimoga?56 km by road - What is the population of Gowthampura?1,937 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowthampura in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gowthampura?79.3% (Census 2011)