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

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Goragodu

Goragodu is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 204 households**, the 31st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 954people (2011)
- 204households
- 83.1%literacy
- 577418PIN code

## Goragodu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577418
- Gram panchayatMelinabesige
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607971

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

## How far is Goragodu from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)73 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)7 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 Goragodu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Goragodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hosanagara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hosanagara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 24 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 Goragodu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 21% of the 833 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Goragodu

Of every 100 households in Goragodu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Goragodu · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**38%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****87%**

**83%

Television ****34%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Goragodu?

■ Goragodu · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**971

Working population ****55.5%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 74.6% for women. 67% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 347 (66%)

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

- Byse961 people
- Aramane Koppa958 people
- Mugadthi958 people
- Benavalli954 people
- Madapura936 people
- Alavalli929 people
- Talale929 people
- Ramachandrapura918 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goragodu?577418
- How far is Goragodu from Shimoga?73 km by road
- What is the population of Goragodu?954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goragodu in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Goragodu?83.1% (Census 2011)