# Baruve Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/baruve/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Baruve Baruve is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **3,476 people in 845 households**, the 2nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 3,476people (2011) - 845households - 90.2%literacy - 577426PIN code ## Baruve PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Baruve is 577426.** Baruve falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577426 - Gram panchayatReppanpete - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baruve from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)40 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)28 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 Baruve? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Baruve; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Govatoor - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Baruve known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 43% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Baruve Of every 100 households in Baruve in 2011, 95 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Baruve · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **83% Toilet within the home ****95%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **39% Tap water ****14%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **86% Use banking services ****94%** **83% Television ****76%** **50% Mobile phone ****82%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****67%** **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 Baruve? ■ Baruve · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **971 Working population ****34.1%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 87.1% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (12%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 516 (44%) · **■** Marginal 361 (30%) 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 - Govatoor4,407 people - Mudugoppa2,813 people - Humcha2,244 people - Nagodi1,963 people - Khyrugundha1,704 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Baruve?577426 - How far is Baruve from Shimoga?40 km by road - What is the population of Baruve?3,476 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baruve in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Baruve?90.2% (Census 2011)