# Arasalu Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Arasalu

Arasalu is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **840 people in 218 households**, the 43rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 840people (2011)
- 218households
- 85.8%literacy
- 577426PIN code

## Arasalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arasalu is 577426.** Arasalu falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577426
- Gram panchayatArasalu
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607954

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

## How far is Arasalu from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)34 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)31 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 Arasalu?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Arasalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gavtoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Govatoor
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Arasalu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 23% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Arasalu

Of every 100 households in Arasalu in 2011, 81 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Arasalu · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**59%

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

**39%

Tap water ****72%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**86%

Use banking services ****70%**

**83%

Television ****53%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

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

**10%

Own their home ****85%**

**92%

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 Arasalu?

■ Arasalu · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**971

Working population ****41.7%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 78.7% for women. 65% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (21%) · **■** Marginal 148 (42%)

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 Hosanagara

- Anadagadoduru880 people
- Basavapura873 people
- Dobylu872 people
- Harohithlu844 people
- Hebbylu807 people
- Purappe Mane801 people
- Halugudde789 people
- Masagalli785 people

[All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arasalu?577426
- How far is Arasalu from Shimoga?34 km by road
- What is the population of Arasalu?840 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arasalu in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arasalu?85.8% (Census 2011)