# Bilki Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Bilki

Bilki is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 83 households**, the 118th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 358people (2011)
- 83households
- 77.7%literacy
- 577418PIN code

## Bilki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bilki is 577418.** Bilki falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577418
- Gram panchayatChikkajeni
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607940

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

## How far is Bilki from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)52 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)22 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 Bilki?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bilki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gavtoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anandpuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Bilki known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. Products made here include rice. About 4% of the 587 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 Bilki

Of every 100 households in Bilki in 2011, 88 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bilki · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**38%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****96%**

**83%

Television ****42%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bilki?

■ Bilki · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**971

Working population ****34.4%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 68.6% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 22 (18%)

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

- Shunti Koppa370 people
- Brahmanatharuve369 people
- H. Kunnur365 people
- Kagachi359 people
- Nerala Mane357 people
- Muthala354 people
- Nivane347 people
- Kammachi344 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bilki?577418
- How far is Bilki from Shimoga?52 km by road
- What is the population of Bilki?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilki in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bilki?77.7% (Census 2011)