# Gungarakatte Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Gungarakatte

Gungarakatte is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **36 people in 9 households**, the 150th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 36people (2011)
- 9households
- 60.6%literacy
- 577427PIN code

## Gungarakatte PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577427
- Gram panchayatHosuru
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607818

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

## How far is Gungarakatte from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)68 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 Gungarakatte?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gungarakatte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Huligana Katte
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosuru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

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 Gungarakatte known for?

The main crops are **maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gungarakatte

Of every 100 households in Gungarakatte in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gungarakatte · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****0%**

**75%

Television ****0%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gungarakatte?

■ Gungarakatte · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**972

Working population ****47.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 68.8% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (6%)

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

- Jamburuhosakoppa75 people
- Donanagudde72 people
- Channapura71 people
- Hakkali37 people
- Anaginabylu22 people
- Ramapura22 people
- Kutrahalli7 people
- Bhakthanakoppa5 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gungarakatte?577427
- How far is Gungarakatte from Shimoga?68 km by road
- What is the population of Gungarakatte?36 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gungarakatte in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gungarakatte?60.6% (Census 2011)