# Dobylu Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/dobylu/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Dobylu Dobylu is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 219 households**, the 41st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 872people (2011) - 219households - 72.8%literacy - 577426PIN code ## Dobylu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dobylu is 577426.** Dobylu falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577426 - Gram panchayatBellur - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607959 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dobylu from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)54 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)45 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 Dobylu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dobylu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Shimoga - ○Degree college10+ km · Gavtoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimoga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 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 waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 13 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 Dobylu known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 8% of the 1,635 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Dobylu Of every 100 households in Dobylu in 2011, 75 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dobylu · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **83% Toilet within the home ****36%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **39% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **86% Use banking services ****78%** **83% Television ****32%** **50% Mobile phone ****45%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****23%** **10% Own their home ****93%** **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 Dobylu? ■ Dobylu · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725** **971 Working population ****55.6%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 61.4% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 233 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (20%) · **■** Marginal 79 (16%) 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 - Thammadikoppa909 people - Honne Bylu883 people - Anadagadoduru880 people - Basavapura873 people - Harohithlu844 people - Arasalu840 people - Hebbylu807 people - Purappe Mane801 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dobylu?577426 - How far is Dobylu from Shimoga?54 km by road - What is the population of Dobylu?872 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dobylu in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Dobylu?72.8% (Census 2011)