# Kirugunda Village, Mudigere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Mudigere, Chikmagalur 

# Kirugunda

Kirugunda is a village in Mudigere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577132**. The 2011 Census counted **587 people in 148 households**, the 59th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 587people (2011)
- 148households
- 72.2%literacy
- 577132PIN code

## Kirugunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kirugunda is 577132.** Kirugunda falls in Mudigere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577132
- Gram panchayatKirugunda
- Community development blockMudigere
- Census village code610029

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

## How far is Kirugunda from nearby towns?

- Mudigere (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Mudigere (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 Kirugunda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kirugunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chinniga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mudigere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudigere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 8 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 Kirugunda known for?

The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. About 76% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Kirugunda

Of every 100 households in Kirugunda in 2011, 82 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kirugunda · ■ Mudigere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**31%

Tap water ****67%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**84%

Use banking services ****88%**

**72%

Television ****52%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**8%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**78%

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 Kirugunda?

■ Kirugunda · ■ Mudigere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**986

Working population ****58.1%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 67.5% for women. 65% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 294 (86%) · **■** Marginal 39 (11%)

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 Mudigere

- Bankenahalli643 people
- Edur619 people
- Kanachuru603 people
- Chandrapura591 people
- Balige566 people
- Durgadahalli563 people
- Byduvalli556 people
- Kalmane546 people

[All 140 villages in Mudigere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/mudigere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kirugunda?577132
- How far is Kirugunda from Chikmagalur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Kirugunda?587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kirugunda in?Chikmagalur district (Mudigere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kirugunda?72.2% (Census 2011)
