# Gowdagere Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/gowdagere/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Gowdagere Gowdagere is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,653 people in 389 households**, the 25th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,653people (2011) - 389households - 72.8%literacy - 572218PIN code ## Gowdagere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowdagere is 572218.** Gowdagere falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572218 - Gram panchayatKenkere - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610108 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowdagere from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)83 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)25 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 Gowdagere? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gowdagere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Huliyar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Huliyar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Huliyar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Gowdagere known for? The main crops are **ragi and tur dal**. About 72% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Gowdagere Of every 100 households in Gowdagere in 2011, 57 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gowdagere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **86% Toilet within the home ****20%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **85% Tap water ****35%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****39%** **46% Television ****36%** **46% Mobile phone ****46%** **43% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **24% Own their home ****92%** **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 Gowdagere? ■ Gowdagere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063** **995 Working population ****52.0%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 66% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 401 (47%) · **■** Marginal 194 (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 - Shegebagi1,840 people - Malligere1,825 people - Chikkayannegere1,824 people - Sasalu1,658 people - Niruvagal1,595 people - Soralamavu1,577 people - Hoisalakatte1,540 people - Sadarahalli1,511 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowdagere?572218 - How far is Gowdagere from Tumkur?83 km by road - What is the population of Gowdagere?1,653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowdagere in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gowdagere?72.8% (Census 2011)