# Guruvapura Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Guruvapura

Guruvapura is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572218**. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 138 households**, the 124th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 505people (2011)
- 138households
- 83.2%literacy
- 572218PIN code

## Guruvapura PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code572218
- Gram panchayatGanadallu
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610095

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

## How far is Guruvapura from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)108 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)36 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 Guruvapura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Guruvapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boranakanive
- ○Degree college10+ km · Huliyar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Huliyar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Guruvapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and arecanut**. About 39% of the 858 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Guruvapura

Of every 100 households in Guruvapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Guruvapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

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

**12%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**46%

Television ****47%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Guruvapura?

■ Guruvapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****450**

**995

Working population ****32.7%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 75.1% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 122 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (19%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Chiknayakanhalli

- Thammadihalli543 people
- Gopalapura523 people
- Dugadihalli518 people
- Kallahalli518 people
- Agrahara491 people
- Savashettihalli484 people
- Yagachihalli483 people
- Harenahalli482 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Guruvapura?572218
- How far is Guruvapura from Tumkur?108 km by road
- What is the population of Guruvapura?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guruvapura in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Guruvapura?83.2% (Census 2011)