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

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Madapura

Madapura is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **936 people in 209 households**, the 32nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 936people (2011)
- 209households
- 71.4%literacy
- 577426PIN code

## Madapura PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577426
- Gram panchayatKenchanala
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607945

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

## How far is Madapura from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)34 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 Madapura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Madapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gavtoor
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Govatoor
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Madapura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 27% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Madapura

Of every 100 households in Madapura in 2011, 94 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Madapura · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****94%**

**83%

Television ****57%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**24%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Madapura?

■ Madapura · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163**

**971

Working population ****52.8%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 62.9% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 78 (16%)

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

- Aramane Koppa958 people
- Mugadthi958 people
- Benavalli954 people
- Goragodu954 people
- Alavalli929 people
- Talale929 people
- Ramachandrapura918 people
- Thrinive916 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madapura?577426
- How far is Madapura from Shimoga?52 km by road
- What is the population of Madapura?936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madapura in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Madapura?71.4% (Census 2011)
