# Kalase Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Kalase

Kalase is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 94 households**, the 92nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 495people (2011)
- 94households
- 84.0%literacy
- 577426PIN code

## Kalase PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalase is 577426.** Kalase falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577426
- Gram panchayatBellur
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607957

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

## How far is Kalase from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)46 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)46 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 Kalase?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kalase; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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

### 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 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 Kalase known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 13% of the 1,033 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Kalase

Of every 100 households in Kalase in 2011, 94 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kalase · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****92%**

**83%

Television ****54%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kalase?

■ Kalase · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**971

Working population ****39.8%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 75.1% for women. 69% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (19%) · **■** Marginal 16 (8%)

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

- Tariga511 people
- Kukkod Agasaramane501 people
- Ginikallu499 people
- Hulusale Malavalli495 people
- Bhramanavada494 people
- Kabale492 people
- Melina Sampalli485 people
- Varakodu460 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalase?577426
- How far is Kalase from Shimoga?46 km by road
- What is the population of Kalase?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalase in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalase?84.0% (Census 2011)