Gama, Shikarpur
Gama is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Shikarpur Taluk in Shivamogga district of Karnataka, which falls under Shikarpur block. It belongs to Shivamogga parliament constituency and Shikaripura assembly constituency. Prathap J D is the President of Gama Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address namurugama@gmail.com and mobile number 96866xxx77. The Secretary is Chidananda H B, who can be reached at email address chidanandhb@gmail.com and mobile number 94808xxx15. The Panchayat address is Gama, Pincode - 577214. You can reach there by taking a bus till Gama bus stop which is less than a km away. The Panchayat has both library facility and internet facility. There are one computer, one laptop, one printer and one scanner available for various works. It also has a CSC center.
As on January 2025, the current population of Gama is 4.1 thousands out of which 2 thousands are males and rest 2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 980 females per 1000 males. There are around 360 teenagers in Gama. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 589 people belonging to scheduled caste and 52 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 917 households in Gama, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.8 thousands. The pincode of Gama is 577214 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Hithla Sub Post office
- Anjanapura Branch Post office
- Chikjogihalli Branch Post office
- Kalmane Branch Post office
- Churchugundi Branch Post office
Schools
Gama has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Gpuc High School Section Issur
- Karnataka Public Schools Gpuc High School Section Hithala
- Gpuc High School Section Salur
- Jnana Jyothi Higher Primary School
- Govt. Higher Primary School - Basavanahalli
Hospitals
Gama has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Hothanakatte Primary Health Center
- Harogoppa Primary Health Center
- Anjinapura Sub-Center
- Harogoppa Sub-Center
- Ambligola Sub-Center
Banks
Gama has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Gama Gram Panchayat manages total 1 villages.
- Gama