Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Billodi Billodi is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code 577418. The 2011 Census counted 438 people in 96 households, the 101st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 438 people (2011) - 96 households - 90.3% literacy - 577418 PIN code ## Billodi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Billodi is 577418. Billodi falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577418 - Gram panchayat Sonale - Community development block Hosanagara - Census village code 607976 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Billodi from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ) 71 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Billodi? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Billodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hosanagara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hosanagara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hosanagara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Billodi known for? The main crops are paddy and banana. About 29% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Billodi Of every 100 households in Billodi in 2011, 77 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Billodi · ■ Hosanagara rural average - Electricity for lighting 77% 83% - Toilet within the home 92% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 39% - Tap water 1% 12% - Drinking water within premises 10% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 86% - Use banking services 100% 83% - Television 46% 50% - Mobile phone 88% 67% - Computer with internet 10% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 24% - Car / jeep / van 6% 5% - None of these assets 1% 10% - Own their home 90% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Billodi? ■ Billodi · ■ Hosanagara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.3% 79.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 682 971 - Working population 60.7% 48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 86.7% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 194 (73%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 55 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hosanagara - Masakani 457 people - Malali Koppa 446 people - Kattinahole 444 people - Vasave 439 people - Kolagi 436 people - Kallur 434 people - Kolavalli 429 people - Belanduru 428 people All 204 villages in Hosanagara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Billodi? 577418 - How far is Billodi from Shimoga? 71 km by road - What is the population of Billodi? 438 (Census 2011) - Which district is Billodi in? Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Billodi? 90.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/billodi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.