# Thorenur Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Thorenur

Thorenur is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571232**. The 2011 Census counted **3,821 people in 971 households**, the 9th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 3,821people (2011)
- 971households
- 76.7%literacy
- 571232PIN code

## Thorenur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thorenur is 571232.** Thorenur falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571232
- Gram panchayatThorenur
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617973

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

## How far is Thorenur from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)46 km by road
- Kushalnagar (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 Thorenur?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Thorenur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 3
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sirangala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kushalanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushalnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Thorenur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 75% of the 1,920 hectares of village land is sown, and 416 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 Thorenur

Of every 100 households in Thorenur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Thorenur · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**23%

Tap water ****9%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**74%

Use banking services ****86%**

**70%

Television ****57%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**8%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Thorenur?

■ Thorenur · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**979

Working population ****59.7%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 68.9% for women. 66% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,225 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 783 (34%) · **■** Household industry 62 (3%) · **■** Other work 97 (4%) · **■** Marginal 115 (5%)

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

- Bidarur5,879 people
- Kudige5,532 people
- Choudlu5,309 people
- Cherala Srimangala3,901 people
- Doddakodli3,769 people
- Balagunda3,676 people
- Andagove3,648 people
- 7 Th Hosakote3,624 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thorenur?571232
- How far is Thorenur from Madikeri?46 km by road
- What is the population of Thorenur?3,821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thorenur in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thorenur?76.7% (Census 2011)
