# Malur Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Malur

Malur is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577436**. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 141 households**, the 70th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 647people (2011)
- 141households
- 69.4%literacy
- 577436PIN code

## Malur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malur is 577436.** Malur falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577436
- Gram panchayatHumcha
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607991

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

## How far is Malur from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)65 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)18 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 Malur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Malur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Konandur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Malur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 26% of the 540 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 Malur

Of every 100 households in Malur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Malur · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**86%

Use banking services ****35%**

**83%

Television ****36%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Malur?

■ Malur · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**971

Working population ****60.4%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 61.3% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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

- Belur688 people
- Halandur680 people
- Adagodi649 people
- Huligadde649 people
- Thogare637 people
- Karigerasu632 people
- Savanthur629 people
- Jeni609 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malur?577436
- How far is Malur from Shimoga?65 km by road
- What is the population of Malur?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malur in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Malur?69.4% (Census 2011)