# Gandalu Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Gandalu

Gandalu is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,174 people in 300 households**, the 43rd largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,174people (2011)
- 300households
- 81.0%literacy
- 572218PIN code

## Gandalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandalu is 572218.** Gandalu falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572218
- Gram panchayatGandalu
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610112

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

## How far is Gandalu from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)105 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)34 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 Gandalu?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Gandalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Huliyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Huliyar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Huliyar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gandalu known for?

The main crops are **ragi and tur dal**. About 44% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Gandalu

Of every 100 households in Gandalu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandalu · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**85%

Tap water ****90%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**46%

Television ****56%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Gandalu?

■ Gandalu · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**995

Working population ****46.6%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 74.2% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 180 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 26 (5%) · **■** Other work 120 (22%) · **■** Marginal 202 (37%)

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 Chiknayakanhalli

- Baragihalli1,277 people
- Doddabidare1,264 people
- Barasidlahalli1,259 people
- Gowrasagara1,219 people
- Kengalapura1,155 people
- Doddaramapura1,150 people
- Naduvanahalli1,143 people
- Bhattarahalli1,099 people

[All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandalu?572218
- How far is Gandalu from Tumkur?105 km by road
- What is the population of Gandalu?1,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandalu in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gandalu?81.0% (Census 2011)