# Humcha Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/humcha/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Humcha Humcha is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577436**. The 2011 Census counted **2,244 people in 564 households**, the 4th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 2,244people (2011) - 564households - 82.0%literacy - 577436PIN code ## Humcha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Humcha is 577436.** Humcha falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577436 - Gram panchayatHumcha - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607997 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Humcha from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)60 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)20 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 Humcha? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Humcha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Konandur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimoga - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 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 Humcha known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 24% of the 1,378 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Humcha Of every 100 households in Humcha in 2011, 85 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Humcha · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **83% Toilet within the home ****75%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **39% Tap water ****15%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **86% Use banking services ****83%** **83% Television ****50%** **50% Mobile phone ****61%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****19%** **10% Own their home ****89%** **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 Humcha? ■ Humcha · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **971 Working population ****42.4%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 75.4% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 260 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 237 (25%) · **■** Marginal 363 (38%) 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 - Baruve3,476 people - Mudugoppa2,813 people - Nagodi1,963 people - Khyrugundha1,704 people - Kodur1,428 people - Sulagodu1,378 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Humcha?577436 - How far is Humcha from Shimoga?60 km by road - What is the population of Humcha?2,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Humcha in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Humcha?82.0% (Census 2011)