# Gogga Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Gogga

Gogga is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **1,610 people in 311 households**, the 37th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,610people (2011)
- 311households
- 83.7%literacy
- 577427PIN code

## Gogga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gogga is 577427.** Gogga falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577427
- Gram panchayatGogga
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607809

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gogga from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)70 km by road
- Shikarpur (nearest town)16 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 Gogga?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gogga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosuru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikarapura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shikarapura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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)16 h summer · 10 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 Gogga known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 62% of the 983 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Gogga

Of every 100 households in Gogga in 2011, 92 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gogga · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****56%**

**75%

Television ****52%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gogga?

■ Gogga · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**972

Working population ****58.0%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 73.7% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 421 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (9%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (5%) · **■** Marginal 368 (39%)

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

- Nallinakoppa1,745 people
- Baluru1,703 people
- Dabbanabhyranahalli1,684 people
- Malavalli1,635 people
- Haraguvalli1,604 people
- Thadagani1,604 people
- Punedahalli1,600 people
- Kenchigondanakoppa1,599 people

[All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gogga?577427
- How far is Gogga from Shimoga?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gogga?1,610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gogga in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gogga?83.7% (Census 2011)