# Mathikai Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/mathikai/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Mathikai Mathikai is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577452**. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 193 households**, the 49th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 766people (2011) - 193households - 70.0%literacy - 577452PIN code ## Mathikai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mathikai is 577452.** Mathikai falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577452 - Gram panchayatHosuru - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code608019 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mathikai from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)80 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)36 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 Mathikai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mathikai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amrutha - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Mathikai known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 4% of the 1,859 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Mathikai Of every 100 households in Mathikai in 2011, 71 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mathikai · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **83% Toilet within the home ****76%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **39% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **86% Use banking services ****93%** **83% Television ****50%** **50% Mobile phone ****24%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****19%** **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 Mathikai? ■ Mathikai · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111** **971 Working population ****33.2%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 64.7% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 67 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (22%) · **■** Other work 130 (51%) · **■** 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 - Purappe Mane801 people - Halugudde789 people - Masagalli785 people - Hiremaithe776 people - Hosanadu762 people - Hirejeni760 people - Kusgundi752 people - Chikkajeni742 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mathikai?577452 - How far is Mathikai from Shimoga?80 km by road - What is the population of Mathikai?766 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mathikai in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Mathikai?70.0% (Census 2011)