# Gadinad Forest Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka)

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Gadinad Forest

Gadinad Forest is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571231**. The 2011 Census counted **19 people in 5 households**, the 128th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 19people (2011)
- 5households
- 80.0%literacy
- 571231PIN code

## Gadinad Forest PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gadinad Forest is 571231.** Gadinad Forest falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571231
- Gram panchayatBelur
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617939

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

## How far is Gadinad Forest from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Somwarpet (nearest town)12 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 Gadinad Forest?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gadinad Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Choudlu
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Somvarpet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Somwarpet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somwarpet
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Gadinad Forest known for?

The main crops are **maize and coffee**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gadinad Forest

Of every 100 households in Gadinad Forest in 2011, 66 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gadinad Forest · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**23%

Tap water ****2%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**74%

Use banking services ****88%**

**70%

Television ****41%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****94%**

**76%

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 Gadinad Forest?

■ Gadinad Forest · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****68.4%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.4% for women. 60% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 3 (23%) · **■** Other work 10 (77%)

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 Somvarpet

- Malambi Forest No.249 people
- Jainkalbetta Forest36 people
- Anekad Forest32 people
- Yedavanadu Forest I Bit30 people
- Malambi Forest5 people
- Kattepura Forest4 people

[All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gadinad Forest?571231
- How far is Gadinad Forest from Madikeri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gadinad Forest?19 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadinad Forest in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gadinad Forest?80.0% (Census 2011)