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

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Majavana

Majavana is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 128 households**, the 85th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 537people (2011)
- 128households
- 62.0%literacy
- 577412PIN code

## Majavana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majavana is 577412.** Majavana falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577412
- Gram panchayatMaruthipura
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607903

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

## How far is Majavana from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)75 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)17 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 Majavana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Majavana; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Majavana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 25% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Majavana

Of every 100 households in Majavana in 2011, 69 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Majavana · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**39%

Tap water ****12%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**38%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****58%**

**83%

Television ****45%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Majavana?

■ Majavana · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**971

Working population ****38.0%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 53.4% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (65%) · **■** Other work 32 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Baniga543 people
- Kachigebylu542 people
- Jamballi538 people
- Kavari537 people
- Varamballi536 people
- Kanabandur520 people
- Tariga511 people
- Kukkod Agasaramane501 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majavana?577412
- How far is Majavana from Shimoga?75 km by road
- What is the population of Majavana?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majavana in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Majavana?62.0% (Census 2011)