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

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Baniga

Baniga is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 120 households**, the 81st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 543people (2011)
- 120households
- 79.6%literacy
- 577412PIN code

## Baniga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baniga is 577412.** Baniga falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577412
- Gram panchayatHaridravathi
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607900

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

## How far is Baniga from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)75 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)15 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 Baniga?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Baniga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Baniga known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 21% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Baniga

Of every 100 households in Baniga in 2011, 73 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Baniga · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**39%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**86%

Use banking services ****64%**

**83%

Television ****58%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baniga?

■ Baniga · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**971

Working population ****56.7%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.0% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (62%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Masarur594 people
- Mavinakoppa577 people
- Dumma563 people
- Sutha563 people
- Kachigebylu542 people
- Jamballi538 people
- Kavari537 people
- Majavana537 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baniga?577412
- How far is Baniga from Shimoga?75 km by road
- What is the population of Baniga?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baniga in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Baniga?79.6% (Census 2011)