# Gama Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/gama/ Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga # Gama Gama is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577241**. The 2011 Census counted **3,619 people in 818 households**, the 5th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 3,619people (2011) - 818households - 82.8%literacy - 577241PIN code ## Gama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gama is 577241.** Gama falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577241 - Gram panchayatGama - Community development blockShikarpur - Census village code607820 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gama from nearby towns? - Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)54 km by road - Shikarpur (nearest town)5 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 Gama? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosuru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shikaripura - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shikaripura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Gama known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 80% of the 638 hectares of village land is sown, and 455 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 Gama Of every 100 households in Gama in 2011, 98 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gama · ■ Shikarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **87% Toilet within the home ****94%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **39% Tap water ****99%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **89% Use banking services ****94%** **75% Television ****73%** **50% Mobile phone ****80%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **19% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Gama? ■ Gama · ■ Shikarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **972 Working population ****43.2%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 77.3% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 860 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (22%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 186 (12%) · **■** Marginal 164 (10%) 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 Shikarpur - Issuru4,674 people - Kalmane4,085 people - Belagavi3,920 people - Saluru3,742 people - Chikkajamburu3,429 people - Beguru Dodda Thanda3,364 people - Udugani3,332 people - Ambaragoppa3,012 people [All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gama?577241 - How far is Gama from Shimoga?54 km by road - What is the population of Gama?3,619 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gama in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gama?82.8% (Census 2011)