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

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Kusgundi

Kusgundi is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 168 households**, the 52nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 752people (2011)
- 168households
- 73.6%literacy
- 577418PIN code

## Kusgundi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577418
- Gram panchayatKodur
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607928

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

## How far is Kusgundi from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)56 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)14 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 Kusgundi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kusgundi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosangara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosangara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kusgundi known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane and arecanut**. About 13% of the 770 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Kusgundi

Of every 100 households in Kusgundi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kusgundi · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**39%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**86%

Use banking services ****93%**

**83%

Television ****36%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kusgundi?

■ Kusgundi · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**971

Working population ****48.8%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 68.3% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (48%) · **■** Other work 111 (30%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%)

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

- Hiremaithe776 people
- Mathikai766 people
- Hosanadu762 people
- Hirejeni760 people
- Chikkajeni742 people
- K.Hunasavalli738 people
- Haridravati736 people
- Salageri723 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kusgundi?577418
- How far is Kusgundi from Shimoga?56 km by road
- What is the population of Kusgundi?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusgundi in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kusgundi?73.6% (Census 2011)