# Guhya Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Guhya

Guhya is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571253**. The 2011 Census counted **2,924 people in 702 households**, the 20th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 2,924people (2011)
- 702households
- 82.9%literacy
- 571253PIN code

## Guhya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Guhya is 571253.** Guhya falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571253
- Gram panchayatSiddapura
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618023

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

## How far is Guhya from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)30 km by road
- Virajpet (nearest town)18 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 Guhya?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Guhya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Virajpet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virajpet
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Guhya known for?

The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. About 89% of the 864 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Guhya

Of every 100 households in Guhya in 2011, 91 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Guhya · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**20%

Tap water ****60%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**74%

Use banking services ****46%**

**61%

Television ****72%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**15%

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

**15%

Own their home ****57%**

**60%

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 Guhya?

■ Guhya · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**996

Working population ****50.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 79.4% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,324 (91%) · **■** Marginal 45 (3%)

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 Virajpet

- Nokya3,128 people
- Balele3,071 people
- T. Shettigeri2,977 people
- Kedamullur2,966 people
- Hosoor2,805 people
- Kumtoor2,357 people
- Heggala2,317 people
- Betoli2,297 people

[All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Guhya?571253
- How far is Guhya from Madikeri?30 km by road
- What is the population of Guhya?2,924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guhya in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Guhya?82.9% (Census 2011)
