# Karagodu Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/karagodu/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Karagodu Karagodu is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 86 households**, the 113th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 371people (2011) - 86households - 79.3%literacy - 577426PIN code ## Karagodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karagodu is 577426.** Karagodu falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577426 - Gram panchayatHeddharipura - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code608010 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karagodu from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)47 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)31 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 Karagodu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karagodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amrutha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gavtoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Karagodu known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 17% of the 515 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Karagodu Of every 100 households in Karagodu in 2011, 76 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Karagodu · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **83% Toilet within the home ****38%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **39% Tap water ****1%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **86% Use banking services ****93%** **83% Television ****49%** **50% Mobile phone ****86%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **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 Karagodu? ■ Karagodu · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1467** **971 Working population ****46.6%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 72.0% for women. 69% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 62 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (53%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%) 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 - Behalli407 people - Malavalli406 people - Vadahosalli397 people - Haramballi389 people - Shunti Koppa370 people - Brahmanatharuve369 people - H. Kunnur365 people - Kagachi359 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karagodu?577426 - How far is Karagodu from Shimoga?47 km by road - What is the population of Karagodu?371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karagodu in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Karagodu?79.3% (Census 2011)