# Soorapura Village, Kadur, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kadur, Chikmagalur 

# Soorapura

Soorapura is a village in Kadur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577548**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 62 households**, the 211th largest of 272 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 278people (2011)
- 62households
- 85.3%literacy
- 577548PIN code

## Soorapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soorapura is 577548.** Soorapura falls in Kadur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577548
- Gram panchayatY.Mallapura
- Community development blockKadur
- Census village code609486

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

## How far is Soorapura from nearby towns?

- Kadur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Kadur (nearest town)8 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 Soorapura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Soorapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kadur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kadur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Soorapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and coconut**. About 82% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Soorapura

Of every 100 households in Soorapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Soorapura · ■ Kadur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**71%

Tap water ****90%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****5%**

**57%

Television ****69%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Soorapura?

■ Soorapura · ■ Kadur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**959

Working population ****39.2%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 81.5% for women. 67% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 83 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (21%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Kadur

- Hanumanahalli293 people
- Honnenahalli286 people
- P.Mallapura286 people
- B.Mallenahalli283 people
- Halladahalli276 people
- Kannenahalli271 people
- Kurubarahalli269 people
- Hirenallurukaval263 people

[All 312 villages in Kadur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soorapura?577548
- How far is Soorapura from Chikmagalur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Soorapura?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soorapura in?Chikmagalur district (Kadur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Soorapura?85.3% (Census 2011)