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

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Kolavadi

Kolavadi is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577448**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 72 households**, the 139th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 261people (2011)
- 72households
- 76.7%literacy
- 577448PIN code

## Kolavadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolavadi is 577448.** Kolavadi falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577448
- Gram panchayatYadur
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code608040

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

## How far is Kolavadi from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)22 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 Kolavadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public 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 · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthahalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kolavadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 8% of the 1,011 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Kolavadi

Of every 100 households in Kolavadi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kolavadi · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****96%**

**83%

Television ****51%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Kolavadi?

■ Kolavadi · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**971

Working population ****64.4%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 71.5% for women. 73% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 139 (83%)

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

- Hiriyogi266 people
- Melina Besige264 people
- Kesare263 people
- Basavanabyana262 people
- Anegadde260 people
- Kodase255 people
- Koteshirur250 people
- Kukakalale249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolavadi?577448
- How far is Kolavadi from Shimoga?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kolavadi?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolavadi in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kolavadi?76.7% (Census 2011)