# Gopalapura Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Gopalapura

Gopalapura is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572119**. The 2011 Census counted **523 people in 126 households**, the 121st largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 523people (2011)
- 126households
- 69.7%literacy
- 572119PIN code

## Gopalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gopalapura is 572119.** Gopalapura falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572119
- Gram panchayatChowlakatte
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610052

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

## How far is Gopalapura from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (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 Gopalapura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Handanakere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Huliyar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Haliyar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Gopalapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and horsegram**. About 45% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Gopalapura

Of every 100 households in Gopalapura in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****90%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****65%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gopalapura?

■ Gopalapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**995

Working population ****41.1%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (30%) · **■** Marginal 50 (23%)

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

- Halgona548 people
- Sabbenahalli545 people
- Yarehalli544 people
- Thammadihalli543 people
- Dugadihalli518 people
- Kallahalli518 people
- Guruvapura505 people
- Agrahara491 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gopalapura?572119
- How far is Gopalapura from Tumkur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalapura?523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalapura in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalapura?69.7% (Census 2011)