# Gowrasagara Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/gowrasagara/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Gowrasagara Gowrasagara is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572228**. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 268 households**, the 42nd largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,219people (2011) - 268households - 71.3%literacy - 572228PIN code ## Gowrasagara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowrasagara is 572228.** Gowrasagara falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572228 - Gram panchayatKandikere - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610157 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowrasagara from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)80 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)14 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 Gowrasagara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gowrasagara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 school10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Gowrasagara known for? The main crops are **ragi and jowar**. About 69% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Gowrasagara Of every 100 households in Gowrasagara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gowrasagara · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **86% Toilet within the home ****1%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **85% Tap water ****49%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****69%** **46% Television ****23%** **46% Mobile phone ****39%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gowrasagara? ■ Gowrasagara · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071** **995 Working population ****52.4%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 379 (59%) 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 - Chowlakatte1,308 people - Baragihalli1,277 people - Doddabidare1,264 people - Barasidlahalli1,259 people - Gandalu1,174 people - Kengalapura1,155 people - Doddaramapura1,150 people - Naduvanahalli1,143 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowrasagara?572228 - How far is Gowrasagara from Tumkur?80 km by road - What is the population of Gowrasagara?1,219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowrasagara in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Gowrasagara?71.3% (Census 2011)